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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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Teach physics to students.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

Technologies & Software

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

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