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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Forensic Specialist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Forensic Specialist” 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 Specialist” 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

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

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

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

  • 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.

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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