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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

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • Analyze data from research conducted to detect and measure physical phenomena.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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