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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Latent Print Analyst” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #49 of 702. Estimated risk: 1.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

53%

“Latent Print Analyst” 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%

“Latent Print Analyst” 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 footwear, tire tracks, or other types of impressions.

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • Compare objects, such as tools, with impression marks to determine whether a specific object is responsible for a specific mark.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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