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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

  • 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.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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