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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Biochemistry Scientist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #99 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.7%

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AI Exposure Risk

62%

“Biochemistry Scientist” 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 62% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

47%

“Biochemistry Scientist” 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 47% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Biochemists and Biophysicists, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.

Avg. Annual Salary $115,570
Avg. Hourly Wage $55.56
Available Jobs (US) 34,520
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Biochemists and Biophysicists #19-1021
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Biochemists and Biophysicists”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Study spatial configurations of submicroscopic molecules, such as proteins, using x-rays or electron microscopes.

  • Manage laboratory teams or monitor the quality of a team's work.

  • Isolate, analyze, or synthesize vitamins, hormones, allergens, minerals, or enzymes and determine their effects on body functions.

  • Study physical principles of living cells or organisms and their electrical or mechanical energy, applying methods and knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology.

  • Examine the molecular or chemical aspects of immune system functioning.

  • Research the chemical effects of substances, such as drugs, serums, hormones, or food, on tissues or vital processes.

  • Develop new methods to study the mechanisms of biological processes.

  • Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.

  • Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.

  • Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research.

  • Design or perform experiments with equipment, such as lasers, accelerators, or mass spectrometers.

  • Investigate the nature, composition, or expression of genes or research how genetic engineering can impact these processes.

  • Design or build laboratory equipment needed for special research projects.

  • Teach or advise undergraduate or graduate students or supervise their research.

  • Develop or test new drugs or medications intended for commercial distribution.

  • Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.

  • Share research findings by writing scientific articles or by making presentations at scientific conferences.

  • Research how characteristics of plants or animals are carried through successive generations.

  • Develop or execute tests to detect diseases, genetic disorders, or other abnormalities.

  • Research transformations of substances in cells, using atomic isotopes.

  • Produce pharmaceutically or industrially useful proteins, using recombinant DNA technology.

  • Study the mutations in organisms that lead to cancer or other diseases.

  • Study the chemistry of living processes, such as cell development, breathing and digestion, or living energy changes, such as growth, aging, or death.

  • Develop methods to process, store, or use foods, drugs, or chemical compounds.

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  • Perplexity AI
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Intelligent Imaging Innovations SlideBook
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Structure prediction software
  • Hodgkin-Huxley Model software
  • Expression DNA and protein sequence software
  • DeepSeek
  • GEPASI
  • Linux
  • Chang Bioscience ToolKit
  • Wavefunction Titan
  • Microsoft Word
  • Sequence database software
  • Accelrys Cerius2
  • Crystallography & NMR System (CNS)
  • Minitab
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Crystallography software
  • Statistical software
  • Dassault Systemes Abaqus
  • Perl
  • Microsoft Office software
  • GE Healthcare ImageQuant TL
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Chemistry at Harvard Molecular Mechanics CHARMm
  • Laboratory information management system LIMS
  • SAP software
  • Voltage-gated ion channels software
  • Molecular Devices Corporation MetaMorph
  • Golden Helix HelixTree
  • JustBio SeqPainter
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Molecular Simulations WebLab ViewerPro
  • ESRI What if?
  • Gemini (Google)
  • R
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Video analysis software
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Yet another scientific artificial reality application YASARA software
  • Molecular Devices Corporation MetaFluor
  • Multivariate statistical program MVSP software
  • Python
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Accelrys Insight II
  • Semichem AMPAC
  • Assisted model building with energy refinement AMBER
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Scite AI
  • Basic Local Alignment Search Tool BLAST
  • Internet browser software
  • Word processing software
  • PREMIER Biosoft Array Designer
  • Molecular simulation software
  • Email software
  • Fujitsu MOPAC
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • Accelrys FELIX
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • ItemTracker
  • Docking and ligand binding software
  • Electronic lab notebook software
  • Golden Helix ChemTree
  • Consensus
  • AutoQuant AutoDeblur
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Presentation software
  • Carrier-mediated transport software
  • Elicit
  • Molecular Networks GmbH Biochemical Pathways
  • Tripos SYBYL
  • Genetics computer group GSG software
  • Wavefunction Spartan
  • Analysis and building software
  • Elsevier MDL ISIS/Draw
  • 3D graphics software
  • Accelrys QAUNTA
  • Shrodinger Jaguar
  • Fujitsu BioMedCache
  • Macroscopic diffusion software
  • Gaussian software
  • SAS
  • ChemInnovation Software Chem 4-D
  • Graphics software
  • Analytical balances
  • Specific gravity balances
  • Microsusceptometers
  • Dual wavelength spectroscopes
  • Raman difference spectrometers
  • Gel boxes
  • Cryomicroscopes
  • Plotters
  • Peptide synthesizers
  • Automated electrophoresis equipment
  • Megafuge centrifuges
  • Shaking waterbaths
  • Confocal microscopes
  • Rotating anode X ray generators
  • Auto gamma counters
  • Laboratory vacuum pumps
  • Funnels
  • Power amplifiers
  • Solid state diode lasers
  • Microcentrifuges
  • Mass spectrometers
  • Water baths
  • Ultramicrotomes
  • Laser particle sizers
  • Chemical fume hoods
  • Analytical ultracentrifuges
  • Thermal imagers
  • Ultraviolet UV transilluminators
  • Biofreezers
  • Isothermal titration calorimeters ITC
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Lasers
  • Microscope slides
  • Freeze dryers
  • X ray crystallography equipment
  • Notebook computers
  • Water purification units
  • Sample concentrators
  • Microplate readers
  • Ultracentrifuges
  • Brewster angle microscopes
  • Shaking incubators
  • Fluorescence spectroscopes
  • Transillumination microscopes
  • Large upright microscopes
  • Binocular light compound microscopes
  • Automatic x ray film developers
  • Automatic pipetters
  • Electron paramagnetic resonance EPR spectrometers
  • Linear accelerators
  • Hot plates
  • Laminar flow hoods
  • Electroencephalography EEG equipment
  • Homogenizers
  • Darkroom equipment
  • Gamma ray irradiators
  • Laser tweezers
  • Scanners
  • Flame ionization detectors FID
  • Autoclaves
  • Incubators
  • Signal generators
  • Transmission electron microscopes TEM
  • Hemoglobin analyzers
  • Viscometers
  • Multi-angle elastic-light scattering systems
  • Mettler balances
  • Erlenmeyer flasks
  • Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment
  • Argon lasers
  • Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
  • Optical tweezers
  • Electrophoresis power supplies
  • Fermenters
  • Rheometers
  • Circular dichroism spectroscopes
  • Heat blocks
  • High-pressure high-temperature reactors
  • Mainframe computers
  • Flow cytometers
  • Orbital shakers
  • Cytospin centrifuges
  • Atomic force microscopes
  • Cryostat tissue microtomes
  • Test tubes
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
  • Circulating water cooling systems
  • pH meters
  • Liquid nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment
  • Krypton lasers
  • Basic vapor pressure osmometers
  • Neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet Nd:YAG lasers
  • Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI microscopes
  • Differential scanning calorimeters
  • Glassware condensers
  • Inverted microscopes
  • Computerized axial tomography CAT scan equipment
  • Magnetic piconewton-force transducers
  • Electron spin resonance spectroscopes
  • Balances
  • Microdosimeters
  • Laser induced temperature jump nanosecond relaxation spectrometer systems
  • Positron emission tomography PET scanners
  • Ultrasonic cleaners
  • Heating mantles
  • Flexi-dry lyophilizers
  • Sapphire lasers
  • Liquid handling robots
  • Ultraviolet UV spectroscopes
  • Cell sorters
  • Filtering funnels
  • Magnetic tweezers
  • X ray microscopes
  • Microphysiometers
  • Cryogenic freezers
  • Pasteur pipettes
  • Nanoscopes
  • Cryotransmission electron microscopes
  • Pipettes
  • Dichroic beamsplitters
  • Spectrofluorimeters
  • Scintillation counters
  • Langmuir balances
  • Gas chromatographs GC
  • Vibratome tissue sectioning systems
  • Glassware adaptors
  • Refrigerated centrifuges
  • Laboratory convection ovens
  • Video positioning equipment
  • Microcalorimeters
  • Growth chambers
  • Biological safety hoods
  • Capillary electrophoresis equipment
  • Vacuum freezers
  • Spectropolarimeters
  • Cryocut microtomes
  • Near-field light microscopes
  • Heat incubators
  • Light scattering devices
  • Carbon dioxide CO2 incubators
  • Chemistry analyzers
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
  • Microinjectors
  • Protein sequencers
  • Sartorius balances
  • Mossbauer spectroscopes
  • Top-loading electronic balances
  • Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectroscopes
  • Laser Doppler zeta potential analyzers
  • Sonicators
  • Synchrotrons
  • Phosphorimager video cameras
  • Continuous flow centrifuges
  • Ionometers
  • Stopped-flow spectrophotometers
  • Beakers
  • Video enhanced differential interference contrast microscopes
  • Personal computers
  • Multichannel detectors
  • Tabletop centrifuges
  • Scanning laser microscopes
  • High-pressure liquid chromatographs
  • Scanning electron microscopes SEM
  • Laser printers
  • Phosphorimagers
  • Desktop computers
  • Electron microscopes
  • Amino acid analyzers
  • Graduated cylinders
  • Charge-coupled device CCD cameras

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