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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Molecular 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%

“Molecular 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%

“Molecular 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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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