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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Aerodynamicist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #175 of 702. Estimated risk: 10.0%

Directly assessed by researchers as unlikely to be automatable
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AI Exposure Risk

60%

“Aerodynamicist” 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 60% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

28%

“Aerodynamicist” will almost certainly not be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 28% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Physicists, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories.

Avg. Annual Salary $166,000
Avg. Hourly Wage $79.81
Available Jobs (US) 21,340
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Physicists #19-2012
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Physicists”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • Teach physics to students.

  • Analyze data from research conducted to detect and measure physical phenomena.

  • Perform complex calculations as part of the analysis and evaluation of data, using computers.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • Collaborate with other scientists in the design, development, and testing of experimental, industrial, or medical equipment, instrumentation, and procedures.

  • Develop theories and laws on the basis of observation and experiments, and apply these theories and laws to problems in areas such as nuclear energy, optics, and aerospace technology.

  • Report experimental results by writing papers for scientific journals or by presenting information at scientific conferences.

  • Design computer simulations to model physical data so that it can be better understood.

  • Observe the structure and properties of matter, and the transformation and propagation of energy, using equipment such as masers, lasers, and telescopes, to explore and identify the basic principles governing these phenomena.

Technologies & Software

  • CERN Physics Analysis Workstation PAW
  • OriginLab Origin
  • Git
  • Eclipse IDE
  • SciGraphica
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Python
  • MySQL
  • Structured query language SQL
  • Microsoft Windows
  • UNIX
  • Perplexity AI
  • GNU Octave
  • Database application software
  • Vector Fields OPERA-3d
  • CERN ROOT
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • JavaScript
  • C
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • RSI interactive data language IDL software
  • Dose modeling software
  • Gnuplot
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • Video analysis software
  • Radiation dose calculation software
  • Maplesoft Maple
  • xv
  • COMSOL Multiphysics
  • Synergy Software KaleidaGraph
  • Statistical software
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Microsoft Azure software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Ansible software
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP system
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
  • Aptech Systems GAUSS
  • Ploticus
  • Microsoft Word
  • RibbonSoft QCad
  • Mathsoft Mathcad
  • Elicit
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Microsoft Office software
  • VMware
  • Scite AI
  • Perl
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Adobe Audition
  • Criss Software XRF11
  • Sun Microsystems Java
  • Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System EPICS
  • GNU Image Manipulation Program GIMP
  • OpenStack
  • Linux
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • Pascal
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • Oracle Java
  • Canu
  • Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
  • SQLite
  • Spectral Dynamics STAR
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • SciLab
  • REDUCE
  • Puppet
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Software development tools
  • C++
  • Wolfram Research Mathematica
  • Lenox Softworks VideoPoint
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Oracle Database
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • DeepSeek
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Xfig
  • Spectroscopy software
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Consensus
  • Systat Software SigmaPlot
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Microsoft Visual J++
  • Scribus
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  • X ray photoemission spectrometers
  • Multiple diode lasers
  • High-resolution semiconductor detectors
  • Ionization chambers
  • Vibrating sample magnetometers
  • Light scattering devices
  • Capacitance bridges
  • Two-channel fast Fourier transform FFT analyzers
  • Isotope ratio mass spectrometers
  • Two-channel network analyzers
  • Transmission electron microscopes TEM
  • High-speed video cameras
  • Pulsed nitrogen lasers
  • Gas chromatography equipment
  • Portable fast Fourier transform FFT analyzers
  • High intensity UV sources
  • Two-channel dynamic signal analyzers
  • Analog sound level meters
  • Electron microscopes
  • Laboratory electromagnets
  • Atomic force microscopes
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Measuring microscopes
  • Argon ion lasers
  • Scanning electron microscopes SEM
  • Headspace autosamplers
  • Optical tweezers
  • Particle counters
  • Laboratory centrifugal pumps
  • Nanovoltmeters
  • Single frequency dye lasers
  • Interferometers
  • Arbitrary function generators
  • Friction-force microscopes
  • Digital multimeters
  • High-resolution spectrometers
  • Radiofrequency RF generators
  • Diode lasers
  • Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
  • Spring scales
  • Cyclotrons
  • Digital oscilloscopes
  • Optical choppers
  • Gas chromatography GC injectors
  • Helium refrigerators
  • Cavity dumpers or drivers
  • Betatrons
  • Diffusion-pumped vacuum systems
  • Atomic emission detectors AED
  • Magnetic force microscopes
  • Photometer
  • Leak detection equipment
  • Personal computers
  • Radiation detecting film badges
  • Grating monochromators
  • Power amplifiers
  • Optical detectors
  • Visible spectrometers
  • Digital plotters
  • Vibration exciters
  • Thermoluminescent dosimeters
  • Helium lasers
  • Mickelson interferometers
  • Monochromators
  • Analytical balances
  • Computed tomography CT scanners
  • Positive ion accelerators
  • Neutron detectors
  • Microwave interferometers
  • Geiger-Muller counters
  • Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
  • Diffusion pumps
  • Desktop computers
  • High-energy accelerators
  • X ray crystallography equipment
  • Vernier force sensors
  • Digital voltmeters DVM
  • Pistonphones
  • Sound intensity probes
  • Optical beamsplitting devices
  • Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
  • Analog frequency analyzers
  • Accelerometers
  • Cryostats
  • Semiconductor parameter analyzers
  • Gamma ray spectrometers
  • Vacuum stations
  • Big G torsion balances
  • Laptop computers
  • Prism spectrometers
  • Gaussmeters
  • Safety goggles
  • Function generators
  • Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
  • Mass spectrometers
  • Pinhole filters
  • High vacuum equipment
  • Zeeman split lasers
  • Digital sound level meters
  • Turbo-pumped vacuum systems
  • Laboratory box furnaces
  • Conditioning amplifiers
  • Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
  • Spectrum analyzers
  • Liquid helium level sensors
  • Signal generators
  • Surface profilometers
  • Annealing furnaces
  • Scintillation probes
  • Scanning monochromators
  • Linear accelerators
  • Telescopes
  • Photodetectors
  • Laboratory tube furnaces
  • Galvanostats
  • Optical tables
  • Photon counting systems
  • Laser power meters
  • Double monochromators
  • Programmable phase modulators

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