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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Research Physicist” 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 Physicist” 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 Physicist” 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.

  • 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.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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