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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

  • 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.

  • Teach physics to students.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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