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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Nuclear Spectroscopist” 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 Spectroscopist” 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 Spectroscopist” 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

  • Teach physics to students.

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

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

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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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