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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Atmospheric Physicist” 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%

“Atmospheric Physicist” 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%

“Atmospheric Physicist” 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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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