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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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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