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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Protein Biochemist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #99 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.7%

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AI Exposure Risk

62%

“Protein Biochemist” 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%

“Protein Biochemist” 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

  • Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research.

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

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

  • 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.

  • Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.

  • Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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