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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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

  • 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.

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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