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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Crime Scene Technician (Crime Scene Tech)” 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 Technician (Crime Scene 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%

“Crime Scene Technician (Crime Scene 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.

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

Technologies & Software

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

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