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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Nuclear Scientist” 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 Scientist” 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 Scientist” 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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