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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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

Technologies & Software

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

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