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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Forensic Analyst” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Forensic Analyst” 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%

“Forensic Analyst” 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

  • 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.

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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