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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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

  • Teach physics to students.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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