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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

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • 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.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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