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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.

  • 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.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • Teach physics to students.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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