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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

  • 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.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

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

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

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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