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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

  • 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.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • 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.

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

  • Teach physics to students.

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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