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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Firearms Specialist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Firearms Specialist” 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 Specialist” 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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