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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Forensic Toxicologist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #99 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.7%

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AI Exposure Risk

62%

“Forensic Toxicologist” 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%

“Forensic Toxicologist” 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

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

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

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

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

  • Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research.

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

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

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

  • Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.

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

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

  • Develop or test new drugs or medications intended 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.

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

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

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

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

  • Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.

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

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

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

  • Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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