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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

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

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

  • Teach physics to students.

  • 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.

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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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