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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Quantum 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%

“Quantum 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%

“Quantum 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

  • 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.

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

  • Teach physics to students.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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