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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Investigator” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Investigator” 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%

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

  • 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.

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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