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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Biometric Fingerprinting Technician (Biometric Fingerprinting 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 Fingerprinting Technician (Biometric Fingerprinting 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 Fingerprinting Technician (Biometric Fingerprinting 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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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