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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Health 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%

“Health 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%

“Health 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

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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