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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Electrodynamicist” 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%

“Electrodynamicist” 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%

“Electrodynamicist” 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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