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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

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Teach physics to students.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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