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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Astrophysicist” 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%

“Astrophysicist” 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%

“Astrophysicist” 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.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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