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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

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

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

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

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

  • Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.

  • Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research.

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

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

  • Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.

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

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

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

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

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

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  • Molecular Devices Corporation MetaFluor
  • Carrier-mediated transport software
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Consensus
  • Python
  • Wavefunction Titan
  • Docking and ligand binding software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Wavefunction Spartan
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Statistical software
  • Structure prediction software
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • Crystallography & NMR System (CNS)
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Graphics software
  • Email software
  • SAS
  • Molecular Networks GmbH Biochemical Pathways
  • AutoQuant AutoDeblur
  • Linux
  • 3D graphics software
  • Basic Local Alignment Search Tool BLAST
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Multivariate statistical program MVSP software
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • Sequence database software
  • Word processing software
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • JustBio SeqPainter
  • Dassault Systemes Abaqus
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • Video analysis software
  • GE Healthcare ImageQuant TL
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Chemistry at Harvard Molecular Mechanics CHARMm
  • R
  • Fujitsu BioMedCache
  • Laboratory information management system LIMS
  • Semichem AMPAC
  • Molecular simulation software
  • Assisted model building with energy refinement AMBER
  • Internet browser software
  • Intelligent Imaging Innovations SlideBook
  • Chang Bioscience ToolKit
  • Electronic lab notebook software
  • Shrodinger Jaguar
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Hodgkin-Huxley Model software
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Accelrys QAUNTA
  • GEPASI
  • Perplexity AI
  • Accelrys FELIX
  • Voltage-gated ion channels software
  • Golden Helix ChemTree
  • ESRI What if?
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Elsevier MDL ISIS/Draw
  • Molecular Simulations WebLab ViewerPro
  • SAP software
  • Fujitsu MOPAC
  • Golden Helix HelixTree
  • Molecular Devices Corporation MetaMorph
  • Accelrys Cerius2
  • Expression DNA and protein sequence software
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  • Genetics computer group GSG software
  • Scite AI
  • Elicit
  • Crystallography software
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • Microsoft Word
  • Minitab
  • Analysis and building software
  • DeepSeek
  • Tripos SYBYL
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Macroscopic diffusion software
  • Presentation software
  • Yet another scientific artificial reality application YASARA software
  • Perl
  • ItemTracker
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  • Dual wavelength spectroscopes
  • Fermenters
  • Desktop computers
  • Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
  • Pipettes
  • Darkroom equipment
  • Viscometers
  • Raman difference spectrometers
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  • Heat blocks
  • Laser tweezers
  • Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment
  • Hemoglobin analyzers
  • Multichannel detectors
  • Synchrotrons
  • Electrophoresis power supplies
  • Scanning electron microscopes SEM
  • X ray microscopes
  • Rotating anode X ray generators
  • Electron paramagnetic resonance EPR spectrometers
  • Stopped-flow spectrophotometers
  • Microsusceptometers
  • Continuous flow centrifuges
  • Analytical balances
  • Atomic force microscopes
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  • Analytical ultracentrifuges
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  • Test tubes
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  • Cell sorters
  • Nanoscopes
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  • Positron emission tomography PET scanners
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  • Spectrophotometers
  • Tabletop centrifuges
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  • Erlenmeyer flasks
  • Transillumination microscopes
  • Magnetic tweezers
  • Circular dichroism spectroscopes
  • Chemical fume hoods
  • Electron spin resonance spectroscopes
  • Video positioning equipment
  • Power amplifiers
  • Autoclaves
  • Phosphorimagers
  • Inverted microscopes
  • Plotters
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  • Ultraviolet UV spectroscopes
  • Transmission electron microscopes TEM
  • Sonicators
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  • Differential scanning calorimeters
  • Balances
  • Megafuge centrifuges
  • Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI microscopes
  • Protein sequencers
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  • Lasers
  • Cryotransmission electron microscopes
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  • Multi-angle elastic-light scattering systems
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  • Large upright microscopes
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  • Microcentrifuges
  • Funnels
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  • Electron microscopes
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  • Hot plates
  • Pasteur pipettes
  • Graduated cylinders
  • Orbital shakers
  • Peptide synthesizers
  • Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectroscopes
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  • Microphysiometers
  • Mettler balances
  • Water baths
  • Microscope slides
  • Heat incubators
  • Laminar flow hoods
  • Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
  • Liquid nuclear magnetic resonance NMR equipment

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