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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Physicist” 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%

“Physicist” 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%

“Physicist” 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.

  • 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.

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

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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