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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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

  • 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.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • Teach physics to students.

Technologies & Software

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

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