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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

  • 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.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • Teach physics to students.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

Technologies & Software

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

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