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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Criminalist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Criminalist” 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%

“Criminalist” 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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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