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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

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

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

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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