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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

  • Collaborate with other scientists in the design, development, and testing of experimental, industrial, or medical equipment, instrumentation, and procedures.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

  • 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.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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