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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

  • 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.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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