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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Crime Scene Specialist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Crime Scene Specialist” 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 Scene Specialist” 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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