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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Research Scientist” 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 Scientist” 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 Scientist” 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.

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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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