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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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

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

  • Teach physics to students.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

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

  • 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.

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

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