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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Firearms Examiner” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Firearms Examiner” 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%

“Firearms Examiner” 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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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