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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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

  • 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.

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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