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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

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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