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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Atomic Spectroscopist” 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%

“Atomic Spectroscopist” 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%

“Atomic Spectroscopist” 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.

  • 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.

  • Teach physics to students.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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