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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Crime 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 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 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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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