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Forensic Document Examiners

Protective Service
Projected change 2024–34: -0.7%
Median annual wage (2024): $93,580
Employment (2024): 118K

United States · BLS Employment Projections 2024–34 (figures for SOC 33-3021 occupational group)

AI exposure in published research

Figures below are reproduced from external datasets without modification. Where a dataset does not cover this occupation, the value is shown as — rather than as zero.

Data provider: OpenAI · "GPTs are GPTs"

Time basis: 2023 baselineex-ante estimate

Scored against GPT-4-generation capability.

Human rater basis
39.7%
GPT-4 rater basis
52.9%

β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.

20 rated tasks · 19 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (95.0%)

Version:
gh-main-0471612
License:
MIT License · Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI

Data provider: Anthropic Economic Index

Time basis: Published 2026-03-05composite index

Observed exposure
3.7%

Theoretical exposure index weighted by measured Claude usage, per the original report's definition.

71 tasks · usage observed in 4 · mean 4.9%

Data: Anthropic Economic Index — labor_market_impacts, CC-BY, https://huggingface.co/datasets/Anthropic/EconomicIndex

AI Changing Work uses Anthropic Economic Index data under CC-BY; Anthropic does not endorse or sponsor this site or its analyses.

Version:
hf-lmi-2026-03
License:
CC BY 4.0
Observation period:
(not applicable to this release)
Model:
(not stated by the source)

2023 prediction vs observation-based index published 2026-03-05

One card (GPTs are GPTs) is a 2023 estimate of what AI could theoretically do; the other (Anthropic Economic Index) is built from observed usage and was published on 2026-03-05 — that is its publication date, not the period it observed. They measure different things, so the two figures cannot be added, averaged, or ranked against each other. The older figure is kept here as a baseline for comparison rather than removed.

Caution: the Anthropic figures — observed exposure and task penetration — take the Eloundou β as one of their inputs. The two sides resembling each other is therefore not evidence that the earlier prediction came true; reading it that way is circular reasoning.

The Anthropic figures are measured on Claude users, who are not the whole economy and not the whole workforce.

The mapping of O*NET tasks and occupation codes was performed by AI Changing Work. The source figures themselves were not modified.

These indices are not forecasts. Which point in time each one belongs to is stated on the badge on its card.

Task Breakdown

  • Analyze handwriting samples using digital comparison tools
  • Detect document alterations through spectral imaging
  • Prepare expert testimony reports for court proceedings

About This Occupation

If you work as a Forensic Document Examiner, AI is significantly augmenting your analysis capabilities. With an automation risk of 30/100 and overall exposure at 54%, this role faces high transformation. Handwriting comparison sees the highest automation at 65%. BLS projects +5% growth through 2034.

ISCO-08 classification

Unit group 3355ILO official

Police Inspectors and Detectives

Definition

ILO original text (English)

Police inspectors and detectives investigate facts and circumstances relating to crimes committed in order to identify suspected offenders and obtain information not readily available or apparent concerning establishments or the circumstances and behaviour of persons, mostly in order to prevent crimes.

Definition & vocabulary source

Source: International Labour Organization (ILO) — ISCO-08 Structure

License: ILO CC BY 4.0

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Official occupational information

  • ONET33-1012.00

    First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

    Directly supervise and coordinate activities of members of police force.

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  • ONET33-3021.00

    Detectives and Criminal Investigators

    Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes.

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  • ONET33-3021.06

    Intelligence Analysts

    Gather, analyze, or evaluate information from a variety of sources, such as law enforcement databases, surveillance, intelligence networks or geographic information systems. Use intelligence data to anticipate and prevent organized crime activities, such as terrorism.

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Source: O*NET 30.2, U.S. DOL/ETA

License: CC BY 4.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Anthropic Economic Index puts observed exposure at 3.7%. The OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" rubric puts occupation-level β at 39.7% under human raters. Both figures are reproduced from published research without modification.

They come from two published datasets: the Anthropic Economic Index (labor_market_impacts, CC BY 4.0) and the OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric (MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI). AI Changing Work maps them onto O*NET occupation and task codes and does not calculate exposure scores of its own. AI Changing Work uses Anthropic Economic Index data under CC-BY; Anthropic does not endorse or sponsor this site or its analyses.

No. They are a diagnosis of exposure as measured at the time each source dataset was published. AI Changing Work publishes no prediction of future automation or job displacement for this occupation.