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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Protein Biochemistry Scientist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #99 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.7%

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AI Exposure Risk

62%

“Protein Biochemistry Scientist” 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 Biochemistry Scientist” 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 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.

  • Prepare pharmaceutical compounds for commercial distribution.

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

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

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

  • Prepare reports or recommendations, based upon research outcomes.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Determine the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules.

  • Write grant proposals to obtain funding for research.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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