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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Physical Aerodynamicist” 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%

“Physical Aerodynamicist” 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%

“Physical Aerodynamicist” 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

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

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

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

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