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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Biometrician” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Biometrician” 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%

“Biometrician” 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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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