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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

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

  • 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.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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