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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Medical 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%

“Medical 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%

“Medical 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

  • 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.

  • Teach physics to students.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • 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.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

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

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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