Automation index
How much of a Forensic scientist’s job can AI already do?
A lab protocol comes earlier. A result that holds in court without contaminating do not.
This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.
Task comparison
IS WORK OVER?
Forensic scientist
22%
AI can already do 22% of this job.
#326 / 633
View rankingForensic scientist
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Protocol, chain and the sample.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 40% | +6.4 |
Analyse, the blank and the one that contaminates.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Report, the link and not jumping.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Court, the lawyer and holding.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Police haste and not skipping the blank.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 18% | +3.2 |
Hold in court, and not contaminating.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 12% | +1.9 |
| Total | 100% | 22% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- chain of custody
- blanks
- forensic samples
- the link
- the hearing
- lab protocols
- expert reports
- contamination
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-4092.00· ESCO/ISCO 3119
IS WORK OVER?
Anthropologist
23%
#287 / 633
View rankingAnthropologist
Where the time goes
Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.
The time saving for each task is estimated separately.
| Task | Share | AI | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
Transcribe, code and write.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 40% | +7.2 |
Field, interviews and observation.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 18% | 14% | +2.5 |
Archive, literature and research design.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 28% | +4.5 |
Ethics, consent and communities.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 22% | +3.5 |
Teaching, projects and outreach.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 16% | +2.6 |
Not extracting from people without giving anything back.EstimateNo public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate. | 16% | 14% | +2.2 |
| Total | 100% | 23% |
Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low
Skills and activities
- Transcribe, code and write
- Field, interviews and observation
- Archive, literature and research design
- Ethics, consent and communities
- Teaching, projects and outreach
- antropologo
- anthropologist
Sources for this job· O*NET 19-3091.00· ESCO/ISCO 2632