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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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

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

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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