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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.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

  • Teach physics to students.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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