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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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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