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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Evidence Specialist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Evidence Specialist” 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%

“Evidence Specialist” 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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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  • Large format cameras
  • Colored camera filters
  • Hand held magnifiers
  • Stainless steel scissors
  • Thermocyclers
  • Utility knives
  • Infrared light sources
  • Pointed scalpels
  • Gel lifters
  • Fingerprint brushes
  • Optical compound microscopes
  • Handheld digital thermometers
  • Glass specimen jars
  • Inspection mirrors
  • Cyanoacrylate fuming chambers
  • Fingerprint recognition systems
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA collection kits
  • Stainless steel spatulas
  • Fuming hot plates
  • Self-contained breathing apparatus
  • Biohazard suits
  • Safety glasses
  • Metal detectors
  • Stainless steel tweezers
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Portable two way radios
  • Protective masks
  • Glassware washers
  • Rounded scalpels
  • Laptop computers
  • Medical hemostats
  • Personal computers
  • Reciprocating saws
  • Photographic scales
  • Steam sterilizers
  • Police vans
  • Mobile data computers
  • Drug testing kits
  • Sifting screens
  • Insect collection containers
  • Crime scene tape measures
  • Impression casting kits
  • Portable generators
  • Insect swoop nets
  • Electronic precision balances
  • Evidence scissors
  • Ultraviolet UV camera lens filters
  • Handheld evidence collection computers
  • Shovels
  • UV forensic goggles
  • Digital cameras
  • Electronic measuring devices
  • Long-wave ultraviolet UV lamps
  • Gunshot residue kits
  • Microscope slides
  • Benchtop mixers
  • Sexual assault evidence collection kits
  • Laser trajectory kits
  • Breathalyzers
  • Desktop computers
  • Body fluid collection kits
  • Ultraviolet UV lights
  • Plastic specimen jars
  • Footwear protectors
  • Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
  • Distance measuring wheels
  • Postmortem print spoons
  • Spades
  • Photo markers
  • Evidence collection containers
  • Blood collection kits
  • Protractors
  • Protective latex gloves
  • Portable lasers
  • Plastic evidence tweezers
  • Steel measuring tape
  • Crime scene evidence flags
  • Fingerprint evidence kits
  • 35 millimeter cameras
  • Electrostatic dust print lifters
  • Digital video cameras
  • Navigational compasses

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