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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Criminalist Technician (Criminalist Tech)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Criminalist Technician (Criminalist Tech)” 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 Technician (Criminalist Tech)” 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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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