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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Diagnostic Medical 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%

“Diagnostic Medical 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%

“Diagnostic Medical 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

  • Teach physics to students.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

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

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

  • 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.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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