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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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • Teach physics to students.

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

  • 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.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

Technologies & Software

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

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