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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Biophysics Researcher” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #99 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.7%

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AI Exposure Risk

62%

“Biophysics Researcher” 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%

“Biophysics Researcher” 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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.

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

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

  • Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.

  • Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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