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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Space 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%

“Space 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%

“Space 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

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

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • Teach physics to students.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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