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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Research Consultant” 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%

“Research Consultant” 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%

“Research Consultant” 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

  • 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.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • 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.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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