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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Computational 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%

“Computational 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%

“Computational 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • 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.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

Technologies & Software

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

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