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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Fluid Dynamicist” 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%

“Fluid Dynamicist” 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%

“Fluid Dynamicist” 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

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

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

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

  • Teach physics to students.

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

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