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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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