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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.

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

  • 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.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • 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.

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

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