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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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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