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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Aerophysicist” 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%

“Aerophysicist” 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%

“Aerophysicist” 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • 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.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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  • Database application software
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  • Wolfram Research Mathematica
  • Git
  • JavaScript
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Scite AI
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Aptech Systems GAUSS
  • SQLite
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • CERN Physics Analysis Workstation PAW
  • Microsoft Office software
  • xv
  • SciGraphica
  • C++
  • Scribus
  • Sun Microsystems Java
  • OpenStack
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Perl
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
  • RSI interactive data language IDL software
  • Pascal
  • Dose modeling software
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • Oracle Java
  • VMware
  • CERN ROOT
  • RibbonSoft QCad
  • Lenox Softworks VideoPoint
  • Video analysis software
  • SciLab
  • Elicit
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Eclipse IDE
  • Mathsoft Mathcad
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • Microsoft Windows
  • GNU Image Manipulation Program GIMP
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • COMSOL Multiphysics
  • GNU Octave
  • Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System EPICS
  • Microsoft Word
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  • The MathWorks MATLAB
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  • Linux
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  • MySQL
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  • Python
  • Xfig
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  • Microsoft Azure software
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  • Microsoft Excel
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  • Arbitrary function generators
  • Scanning monochromators
  • Safety goggles
  • Laser power meters
  • Positive ion accelerators
  • Photon counting systems
  • Linear accelerators
  • Programmable phase modulators
  • Pistonphones
  • Power amplifiers
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  • Geiger-Muller counters
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  • Spectrum analyzers
  • Monochromators
  • High vacuum equipment
  • Turbo-pumped vacuum systems
  • Vacuum stations
  • Leak detection equipment
  • Digital multimeters
  • Radiofrequency RF generators
  • X ray crystallography equipment
  • Computed tomography CT scanners
  • Double monochromators
  • Mass spectrometers
  • Laptop computers
  • Helium lasers
  • Prism spectrometers
  • Electron microscopes
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
  • Nanovoltmeters
  • Particle counters
  • Portable fast Fourier transform FFT analyzers
  • Cryostats
  • Telescopes
  • Digital plotters
  • Personal computers
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  • Spectrophotometers
  • Analytical balances
  • High-energy accelerators
  • Zeeman split lasers
  • Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
  • Atomic emission detectors AED
  • Thermoluminescent dosimeters
  • Isotope ratio mass spectrometers
  • Pulsed nitrogen lasers
  • Vibrating sample magnetometers
  • Measuring microscopes
  • Diffusion pumps
  • Diode lasers
  • High intensity UV sources
  • Atomic force microscopes
  • Gaussmeters
  • Scanning electron microscopes SEM
  • Liquid helium level sensors
  • Laboratory centrifugal pumps
  • High-speed video cameras
  • Transmission electron microscopes TEM
  • Light scattering devices
  • Function generators
  • Capacitance bridges
  • Two-channel network analyzers
  • Cavity dumpers or drivers
  • Grating monochromators
  • Microwave interferometers
  • Helium refrigerators
  • Multiple diode lasers
  • Optical choppers
  • Laboratory box furnaces
  • Laboratory electromagnets
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  • Two-channel fast Fourier transform FFT analyzers
  • Spring scales
  • Argon ion lasers
  • High-resolution spectrometers
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  • Gamma ray spectrometers
  • Cyclotrons
  • Laboratory tube furnaces
  • Visible spectrometers
  • Diffusion-pumped vacuum systems
  • Pinhole filters
  • Radiation detecting film badges
  • Scintillation probes
  • Optical beamsplitting devices
  • Digital sound level meters
  • Analog sound level meters
  • Neutron detectors
  • Accelerometers
  • Optical detectors
  • Photodetectors
  • Two-channel dynamic signal analyzers
  • Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
  • Digital voltmeters DVM
  • Sound intensity probes
  • Signal generators
  • Conditioning amplifiers
  • Headspace autosamplers
  • Optical tables
  • Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
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  • Surface profilometers
  • Single frequency dye lasers
  • Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
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  • Big G torsion balances
  • X ray photoemission spectrometers
  • Desktop computers
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