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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Biometric Fingerprint Technician (Biometric Fingerprint Tech)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Biometric Fingerprint Technician (Biometric Fingerprint Tech)” will maybe be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 53% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

44%

“Biometric Fingerprint Technician (Biometric Fingerprint Tech)” will probably not be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 44% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Forensic Science Technicians, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Collect, identify, classify, and analyze physical evidence related to criminal investigations. Perform tests on weapons or substances, such as fiber, hair, and tissue to determine significance to investigation. May testify as expert witnesses on evidence or crime laboratory techniques. May serve as specialists in area of expertise, such as ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, or biochemistry.

Avg. Annual Salary $75,260
Avg. Hourly Wage $36.18
Available Jobs (US) 19,450
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Forensic Science Technicians #19-4092
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Forensic Science Technicians”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Analyze data from computers or other digital media sources for evidence related to criminal activity.

  • Examine physical evidence, such as hair, biological fluids, fiber, wood, or soil residues to obtain information about its source and composition.

  • Keep records and prepare reports detailing findings, investigative methods, and laboratory techniques.

  • Train new technicians or other personnel on forensic science techniques.

  • Collect evidence from crime scenes, storing it in conditions that preserve its integrity.

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

  • Collect impressions of dust from surfaces to obtain and identify fingerprints.

  • Examine footwear, tire tracks, or other types of impressions.

  • Compare objects, such as tools, with impression marks to determine whether a specific object is responsible for a specific mark.

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

  • Use photographic or video equipment to document evidence or crime scenes.

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

  • Identify and quantify drugs or poisons found in biological fluids or tissues, in foods, or at crime scenes.

  • Interpret laboratory findings or test results to identify and classify substances, materials, or other evidence collected at crime scenes.

  • Use chemicals or other substances to examine latent fingerprint evidence and compare developed prints to those of known persons in databases.

  • Reconstruct crime scenes to determine relationships among pieces of evidence.

  • Confer with ballistics, fingerprinting, handwriting, documents, electronics, medical, chemical, or metallurgical experts concerning evidence and its interpretation.

  • Determine types of bullets and specific weapons used in shootings.

  • Visit morgues, examine scenes of crimes, or contact other sources to obtain evidence or information to be used in investigations.

  • Analyze gunshot residue and bullet paths to determine how shootings occurred.

  • Prepare solutions, reagents, or sample formulations needed for laboratory work.

  • Testify in court about investigative or analytical methods or findings.

  • Examine firearms to determine mechanical condition and legal status, performing restoration work on damaged firearms to obtain information, such as serial numbers.

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  • Trancite Logic Systems ScenePD
  • Consensus
  • Midwest Information Systems PAX-it
  • Image enhancement software
  • Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
  • Word processing software
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • DataWorks Plus Digital CrimeScene
  • Laboratory information management system LIMS
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Graphics software
  • DesignWare 3D EyeWitness
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Automated Biometric Identification System ABIS
  • Guidance Software EnCase Enterprise
  • Eos Systems PhotoModeler
  • SmartDraw Legal
  • National Integrated Ballistics Information Network NIBIN
  • National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Visual Statement Vista FX3 CSI
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System IAFIS
  • Mideo Systems EZDoc Plus
  • Gemini for Workspace
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  • Cyanoacrylate fuming chambers
  • Ultraviolet UV lights
  • UV forensic goggles
  • Crime scene evidence flags
  • Blood collection kits
  • Thermocyclers
  • Spades
  • Protective masks
  • Fuming hot plates
  • Pointed scalpels
  • Insect collection containers
  • Portable generators
  • Handheld digital thermometers
  • Rounded scalpels
  • Evidence collection containers
  • Impression casting kits
  • Shovels
  • Sifting screens
  • Fingerprint evidence kits
  • Plastic evidence tweezers
  • Long-wave ultraviolet UV lamps
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA collection kits
  • Crime scene tape measures
  • Infrared light sources
  • Fingerprint brushes
  • Breathalyzers
  • Distance measuring wheels
  • Digital cameras
  • Plastic specimen jars
  • Stainless steel spatulas
  • Medical hemostats
  • Digital video cameras
  • Handheld evidence collection computers
  • Police vans
  • Photographic scales
  • Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
  • Fingerprint recognition systems
  • Hand held magnifiers
  • Safety glasses
  • Benchtop mixers
  • Protractors
  • Navigational compasses
  • Mobile data computers
  • Stainless steel tweezers
  • Drug testing kits
  • Electrostatic dust print lifters
  • Gel lifters
  • Self-contained breathing apparatus
  • Glassware washers
  • Metal detectors
  • Ultraviolet UV camera lens filters
  • Microscope slides
  • Laptop computers
  • Insect swoop nets
  • Protective latex gloves
  • Desktop computers
  • Large format cameras
  • Colored camera filters
  • Postmortem print spoons
  • Sexual assault evidence collection kits
  • Reciprocating saws
  • Steam sterilizers
  • Evidence scissors
  • Glass specimen jars
  • Footwear protectors
  • 35 millimeter cameras
  • Utility knives
  • Stainless steel scissors
  • Optical compound microscopes
  • Steel measuring tape
  • Biohazard suits
  • Photo markers
  • Inspection mirrors
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Laser trajectory kits
  • Gunshot residue kits
  • Portable two way radios
  • Electronic measuring devices
  • Personal computers
  • Portable lasers
  • Electronic precision balances
  • Body fluid collection kits

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