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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Condensed Matter 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%

“Condensed Matter 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%

“Condensed Matter 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.

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

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • 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.

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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