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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Radiation 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 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 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.

  • 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.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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