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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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

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

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