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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Forensic Scientist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Forensic Scientist” 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 Scientist” 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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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