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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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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