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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Computer Forensics Technician (Computer Forensics Tech)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Computer Forensics Technician (Computer Forensics 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%

“Computer Forensics Technician (Computer Forensics 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

  • 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.

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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