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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Radiation Control Health 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%

“Radiation Control Health 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%

“Radiation Control Health 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

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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