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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Experimental 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%

“Experimental 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%

“Experimental 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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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