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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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