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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

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

Technologies & Software

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

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