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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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

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

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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