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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

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

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

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

  • 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.

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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