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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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

Technologies & Software

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

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