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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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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