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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Biophysics Scientist” 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%

“Biophysics Scientist” 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%

“Biophysics Scientist” 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

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

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

Technologies & Software

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

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