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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Laboratory Scientist (Lab Scientist)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #21 of 702. Estimated risk: 0.4%

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AI Exposure Risk

61%

“Laboratory Scientist (Lab 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 61% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

41%

“Laboratory Scientist (Lab 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 41% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities.

Avg. Annual Salary $112,690
Avg. Hourly Wage $54.18
Available Jobs (US) 156,300
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists #19-1042
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.

  • Prepare and analyze organ, tissue, and cell samples to identify toxicity, bacteria, or microorganisms or to study cell structure.

  • Confer with health departments, industry personnel, physicians, and others to develop health safety standards and public health improvement programs.

  • Write and publish articles in scientific journals.

  • Use equipment such as atomic absorption spectrometers, electron microscopes, flow cytometers, or chromatography systems.

  • Investigate cause, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission of diseases or parasites.

  • Write applications for research grants.

  • Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.

  • Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings to the scientific audience and general public.

  • Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.

  • Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels.

  • Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, and others regarding medical applications of physics, biology, and chemistry.

  • Study animal and human health and physiological processes.

  • Standardize drug dosages, methods of immunization, and procedures for manufacture of drugs and medicinal compounds.

Technologies & Software

  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • Python
  • UNIX
  • BioArray Software Environment BASE
  • PerkinElmer TurboMass
  • Word processing software
  • Database software
  • Scite AI
  • Minitab
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • FileMaker Pro
  • SAS
  • StataCorp Stata
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Waters Millennium32
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Spreadsheet software
  • Perplexity AI
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Waters Q-DIS/QM LIMS
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • Presentation software
  • Medical Scientists HybridAI
  • IBM Notes
  • Statistical software
  • Triple G ULTRA Laboratory Information System
  • Thermo ToxLab
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • Waters Empower 2
  • R
  • DeepSeek
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • Microsoft Word
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • Waters MassLynx
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Elicit
  • Consensus
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Microsoft Office software
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Microsoft Project
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • LexisNexis
  • Microsoft Excel
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Integrated development environment IDE software
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Linux
  • Grok (xAI)
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • Medical Scientists MediSave
  • Hematology analyzers
  • Tabletop centrifuges
  • Thin layer chromatography plates
  • Electrophoresis power systems
  • Cold vapor atomic absorption spectrophotometers
  • Laser printers
  • Refrigerated centrifuges
  • Thin layer chromatography equipment
  • Personal computers
  • Erlenmeyer flasks
  • Flame atomic absorption spectrophotometers
  • Fermenters
  • Incubators
  • Gel documentation systems
  • Rotary evaporators
  • Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
  • Hot plates
  • Automated centrifuges
  • Plate washers
  • Balances
  • Ultraviolet-Visible UV/VIS spectrophotometers
  • Thermal cyclers
  • High-speed centrifuges
  • Flame photometers
  • Liquid handling robots
  • Selective ion meters
  • Ion chromatographs
  • Chromatographic tubes
  • Microscope/video camera stations
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
  • Computerized axial tomography CAT scanners
  • pH meters
  • Laptop computers
  • Electrocardiography EKG machines
  • Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometers
  • Blenders
  • Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers
  • Ultraviolet UV crosslinkers
  • Carbon dioxide CO2 incubators
  • Chemistry analyzers
  • Desktop computers
  • Beta counters
  • Cyclotrons
  • Measuring cylinders
  • Capillary electrophoresis equipment
  • Coulter counters
  • Automated deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
  • Powder funnels
  • Autoclaves
  • Centrifuges
  • Glassware washers
  • Mainframe computers
  • Binocular light compound microscopes
  • Gamma counters
  • Blood gas machines
  • Confocal microscopes
  • Ultralow freezers
  • Crossflow filtration systems
  • Heat lamps
  • Peptide synthesizers
  • Recording spectrophotometers
  • Bomb calorimeters
  • Fume hoods
  • Homogenizers
  • Microplate readers
  • Fixed-angle microfuges
  • Mercury analyzers
  • Bone ultrasound densitometers
  • Scintillation counters
  • Ultracentrifuges
  • Laboratory evaporators
  • Vortex mixers
  • Microarrayer scanners
  • Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
  • Spray atomizers
  • Flasks
  • Coagulation machines
  • Hot air ovens
  • Laminar flow hoods
  • Flow cytometers
  • Heating blocks
  • Gel electrophoresis boxes
  • Gel dryers
  • Cuvettes
  • Cell disruptors
  • Developing tanks
  • Electron microscopes
  • High-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
  • Petri dishes
  • Microdiffusion dishes
  • Pasteur pipettes
  • Volumetric flasks
  • Mass spectrometers
  • Magnetic stirrers
  • Pipettes
  • Ultrasound imaging scanners
  • Positron emission tomography PET scanners
  • Steam distillation apparatus
  • Absorption tubes
  • Speed vacs
  • Filter funnels
  • Shaking incubators
  • Refrigerated swinging bucket centrifuges
  • Fourier Transform IR spectrophotometers
  • Electrical conductivity meters
  • High-pressure liquid chromatographs
  • Gas chromatographs GC
  • Colorimeters
  • Differential cell counters

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