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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

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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • 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.

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

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • 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.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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