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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

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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