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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Cloud Physicist” 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%

“Cloud Physicist” 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%

“Cloud Physicist” 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.

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

  • Teach physics to students.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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