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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Fingerprint Classifier” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Fingerprint Classifier” 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%

“Fingerprint Classifier” 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

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

  • Train new technicians or other personnel on forensic science 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.

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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