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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

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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