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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

  • Teach physics to students.

  • 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.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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