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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Nuclear 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%

“Nuclear 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%

“Nuclear 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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

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

  • Teach physics to students.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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