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1. Automation Risk
2. User Poll
3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
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Forensic Science Technicians

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
40%
risk level
POLLING
32%
Based on 178 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
11.4%
by year 2032
WAGES
$64,940
or $31.22 per hour
Volume
17,520
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
6.3/10

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Automation risk

40% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

32% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 40% chance of automation.

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What is the likelihood that Forensic Science Technicians will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Sentiment

The following graph(s) are included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Forensic Science Technicians' job openings is expected to rise 11.4% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2023.

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Forensic Science Technicians' was $64,940, or $31 per hour

'Forensic Science Technicians' were paid 35.1% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 17,520 people employed as 'Forensic Science Technicians' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 8 thousand people are employed as 'Forensic Science Technicians'.

Job description

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.

SOC Code: 19-4092.00

Comments

skye (Uncertain) 3 months ago
this job should not be taken over because i am a sigma and i need to do this job :)
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E.L. (Low) 3 years ago
I somewhat agree with the percentage. Robots would make human error less likely and the data from getting contaminated; however, common knowledge, in my opinion, would be more difficult for robots to interpret.
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Mariana (Low) 4 years ago
While some of the work I do is repetitive, most of it involves critical analysis of data, and retrieving this data with careful preparation that requires dexterity, while being able to do so in a variety of different environments, which ideally should be minimally disturbed and which may be unsafe. That's too many different things to ask a robot to do.
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