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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Criminologist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Criminologist” 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%

“Criminologist” 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 and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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