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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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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