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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

  • 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.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

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

  • Teach physics to students.

  • 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.

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

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

Technologies & Software

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

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