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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

  • 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.

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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