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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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

Technologies & Software

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

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