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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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