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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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • 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.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

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

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

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