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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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Teach physics to students.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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