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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

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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