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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Forensic Investigator” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Forensic Investigator” 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 Investigator” 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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