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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

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • 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.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

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