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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Criminal Justice Technician” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Criminal Justice Technician” 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%

“Criminal Justice Technician” 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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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