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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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

  • Teach physics to students.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

Technologies & Software

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

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