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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Crime Analyst” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Crime Analyst” 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%

“Crime Analyst” 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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

  • 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.

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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