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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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

  • Automated Biometric Identification System ABIS
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Midwest Information Systems PAX-it
  • Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System IAFIS
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • Elicit
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database
  • Eos Systems PhotoModeler
  • Graphics software
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Llama (Meta)
  • IBM Notes
  • DataWorks Plus Digital CrimeScene
  • DeepSeek
  • Mideo Systems EZDoc Plus
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • The CAD Zone The Crime Zone
  • DesignWare 3D EyeWitness
  • Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
  • Laboratory information management system LIMS
  • DM2 Bills of Lading
  • Perplexity AI
  • Linux
  • Visual Statement Vista FX3 CSI
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Web browser software
  • Word processing software
  • National Integrated Ballistics Information Network NIBIN
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Combined DNA Index System CODIS
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Scite AI
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Guidance Software EnCase Enterprise
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Access
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • SmartDraw Legal
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Image enhancement software
  • Consensus
  • Trancite Logic Systems ScenePD
  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • Insect collection containers
  • Electronic measuring devices
  • Footwear protectors
  • Breathalyzers
  • Self-contained breathing apparatus
  • Stainless steel tweezers
  • Sifting screens
  • Electrostatic dust print lifters
  • 35 millimeter cameras
  • Biohazard suits
  • Electronic precision balances
  • Evidence collection containers
  • Distance measuring wheels
  • Medical hemostats
  • Laptop computers
  • Benchtop mixers
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA collection kits
  • Safety glasses
  • Long-wave ultraviolet UV lamps
  • Digital video cameras
  • Optical compound microscopes
  • Fingerprint brushes
  • Shovels
  • Laser trajectory kits
  • Steel measuring tape
  • Stainless steel spatulas
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Protective masks
  • Gunshot residue kits
  • Crime scene evidence flags
  • Ultraviolet UV camera lens filters
  • Body fluid collection kits
  • Spades
  • Drug testing kits
  • Police vans
  • Desktop computers
  • Colored camera filters
  • Glass specimen jars
  • Navigational compasses
  • Utility knives
  • Pointed scalpels
  • Evidence scissors
  • Personal computers
  • Sexual assault evidence collection kits
  • Hand held magnifiers
  • Protective latex gloves
  • Metal detectors
  • UV forensic goggles
  • Ultraviolet UV lights
  • Fingerprint evidence kits
  • Portable two way radios
  • Photo markers
  • Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
  • Rounded scalpels
  • Blood collection kits
  • Inspection mirrors
  • Portable lasers
  • Plastic specimen jars
  • Postmortem print spoons
  • Glassware washers
  • Insect swoop nets
  • Impression casting kits
  • Large format cameras
  • Fingerprint recognition systems
  • Stainless steel scissors
  • Handheld evidence collection computers
  • Portable generators
  • Plastic evidence tweezers
  • Cyanoacrylate fuming chambers
  • Reciprocating saws
  • Photographic scales
  • Microscope slides
  • Mobile data computers
  • Protractors
  • Crime scene tape measures
  • Handheld digital thermometers
  • Digital cameras
  • Gel lifters
  • Fuming hot plates
  • Thermocyclers
  • Infrared light sources
  • Steam sterilizers

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