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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Forensic Technologist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Forensic Technologist” 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 Technologist” 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

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

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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

Technologies & Software

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

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