The tasks · Forensic Science TechniciansSOC 19-4092.00
Prepare forensic reports and documentationWhat can do this →
88% · agentMostly automatable
Analyze forensic evidence and interpret findingsWhat can do this →
85% · agentMostly automatable
Document crime scenes with photography and measurementsWhat can do this →
82% · agentMostly automatable
Record and verify investigative dataWhat can do this →
80% · agentMostly automatable
Testify in court about methods and findingsWhat can do this →
42% · you keepPartly automatable
Collect and preserve physical evidence at crime scenesWhat can do this →
28% · you keepBarely automatable
The team4 agents · 4 need no setup
Forensic reporting agent
Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel · Microsoft PowerPoint
● No integration needed
Evidence analysis agent
Microsoft Excel · Laboratory information management system LIMS · Graphics software
● No integration needed
Crime scene documentation agent
Adobe Photoshop · Microsoft Visio · CAD software
● No integration needed
Data recording and verification agent
Microsoft Access · Microsoft Excel · Laboratory information management system LIMS
● No integration needed
You keep this
Testify in court as expert witness under oathPhysically collect and preserve evidence at crime scenesMaintain chain of custody and legal accountability for evidenceMake final determinations on evidence admissibility and case conclusions
Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.
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The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.
