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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Mass Spectroscopist” 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%

“Mass Spectroscopist” 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%

“Mass Spectroscopist” 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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