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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “CSI (Crime Scene Investigator)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“CSI (Crime Scene Investigator)” 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%

“CSI (Crime Scene Investigator)” 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 data from computers or other digital media sources for evidence related to criminal activity.

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

  • 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.

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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