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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Chemist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #99 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.7%

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AI Exposure Risk

62%

“Chemist” 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%

“Chemist” 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 perform experiments with equipment, such as lasers, accelerators, or mass spectrometers.

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

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

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

  • Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.

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

  • Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.

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

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

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

  • Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.

Technologies & Software

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

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