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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Plasma 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%

“Plasma 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%

“Plasma 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

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

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • Teach physics to students.

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  • COMSOL Multiphysics
  • Sun Microsystems Java
  • Pascal
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Microsoft Visual J++
  • Oracle Java
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • Git
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  • VMware
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  • C
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  • Oracle Database
  • Python
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  • Statistical software
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  • Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System EPICS
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • Microsoft Access
  • Structured query language SQL
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  • Eclipse IDE
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
  • Extensible markup language XML
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  • SQLite
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  • Perl
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  • JavaScript
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  • Linux
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  • Betatrons
  • Laptop computers
  • Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
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  • High-energy accelerators
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  • Light scattering devices
  • High intensity UV sources
  • Laboratory box furnaces
  • Cavity dumpers or drivers
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  • Pinhole filters
  • Telescopes
  • Digital voltmeters DVM
  • Computed tomography CT scanners
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  • Laboratory electromagnets
  • Scanning monochromators
  • Digital sound level meters
  • Measuring microscopes
  • Programmable phase modulators
  • Capacitance bridges
  • Gas chromatography GC injectors
  • Diode lasers
  • Particle counters
  • Atomic emission detectors AED
  • Laboratory centrifugal pumps
  • Scanning electron microscopes SEM
  • Transmission electron microscopes TEM
  • X ray photoemission spectrometers
  • Photometer
  • Argon ion lasers
  • Zeeman split lasers
  • Helium lasers
  • Two-channel dynamic signal analyzers
  • Laser power meters
  • High-resolution semiconductor detectors
  • Nanovoltmeters
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
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  • Linear accelerators
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  • Personal computers
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  • Portable fast Fourier transform FFT analyzers
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  • Leak detection equipment
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  • Two-channel fast Fourier transform FFT analyzers
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  • Mass spectrometers
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