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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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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