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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Latent Print Examiner” 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 Examiner” 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 Examiner” 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

  • Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus.

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

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

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

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

  • Review forensic analysts' reports for technical merit.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Examine and analyze blood stain patterns at crime scenes.

  • Measure and sketch crime scenes to document evidence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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