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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Applications Scientist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #87 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.1%

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AI Exposure Risk

61%

“Applications 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 61% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

35%

“Applications Scientist” will probably not be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 35% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Materials Scientists, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Research and study the structures and chemical properties of various natural and synthetic or composite materials, including metals, alloys, rubber, ceramics, semiconductors, polymers, and glass. Determine ways to strengthen or combine materials or develop new materials with new or specific properties for use in a variety of products and applications. Includes glass scientists, ceramic scientists, metallurgical scientists, and polymer scientists.

Avg. Annual Salary $111,410
Avg. Hourly Wage $53.56
Available Jobs (US) 8,330
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Materials Scientists #19-2032
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Materials Scientists”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Test metals to determine conformance to specifications of mechanical strength, strength-weight ratio, ductility, magnetic and electrical properties, and resistance to abrasion, corrosion, heat, and cold.

  • Conduct research on the structures and properties of materials, such as metals, alloys, polymers, and ceramics, to obtain information that could be used to develop new products or enhance existing ones.

  • Test individual parts and products to ensure that manufacturer and governmental quality and safety standards are met.

  • Supervise and monitor production processes to ensure efficient use of equipment, timely changes to specifications, and project completion within time frame and budget.

  • Determine ways to strengthen or combine materials or develop new materials with new or specific properties for use in a variety of products and applications.

  • Write research papers for publication in scientific journals.

  • Visit suppliers of materials or users of products to gather specific information.

  • Plan laboratory experiments to confirm feasibility of processes and techniques used in the production of materials with special characteristics.

  • Prepare reports, manuscripts, proposals, and technical manuals for use by other scientists and requestors, such as sponsors and customers.

  • Test material samples for tolerance under tension, compression, and shear to determine the cause of metal failures.

  • Perform experiments and computer modeling to study the nature, structure, and physical and chemical properties of metals and their alloys, and their responses to applied forces.

  • Recommend materials for reliable performance in various environments.

  • Confer with customers to determine how to tailor materials to their needs.

  • Devise testing methods to evaluate the effects of various conditions on particular materials.

  • Research methods of processing, forming, and firing materials to develop such products as ceramic dental fillings, unbreakable dinner plates, and telescope lenses.

  • Teach in colleges and universities.

Technologies & Software

  • General Structural Analysis System GSAS
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  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • ANSYS Multiphysics
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Dassault Systemes Abaqus
  • Web browser software
  • SolidWorks COSMOSWorks
  • Consensus
  • Scite AI
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • International Centre for Diffraction Data ICDD DDView
  • R
  • Microsoft Excel
  • VAMP/VASP
  • Llama (Meta)
  • ANSYS LS-DYNA
  • Bruker AXS LEPTOS
  • Python
  • CrystalMaker
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • Perplexity AI
  • DeepSeek
  • RIETAN
  • Hypertext markup language HTML
  • Elicit
  • PWscf
  • Chempute Software HSC Chemistry
  • Stewart Computational Chemistry MOPAC
  • PANalytical X'Pert Epitaxy
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Microsoft Word
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Bruker AXS EVA
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Maplesoft Maple
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Email software
  • Materials Data Incorporated Jade
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Bruker AXS TOPAS
  • Accelrys Materials Studio
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • Advanced Chemistry Development Analytical Laboratory
  • Wolfram Research Mathematica
  • GAMESS-US
  • Olympus Image Analysis
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Microsoft Office software
  • PANalytical X'Pert Data Collector
  • IBM SPSS Statistics
  • Multichannel microelectrode analyzer MMA software
  • Ultra high temperature furnaces
  • Dynamic actuators
  • Contact angle goniometers
  • Interferometric microscopes
  • Capacitance manometers
  • Tape casters
  • Load cells
  • Electrolytic etching machines
  • Semi-microbalances
  • Spectrum analyzers
  • Shaker ball mills
  • Ultraprecision lathes
  • Macrohardness testers
  • Injection molding machines
  • Ion analyzers
  • Ultra microbalances
  • Capillary rheometers
  • Swaging tools
  • Differential scanning calorimeters
  • Scratch testers
  • Scanning Kelvin probes
  • Servohydraulic test machines
  • Scanning probe microscopes SPM
  • Imaging ellipsometers
  • Dielectric spectrometers
  • Profilometers
  • Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
  • Thermal gravimetric analyzers
  • High vacuum evaporation systems
  • Screw injection molding machines
  • Programmable logic controllers PLC
  • Industrial computed tomography CT scanners
  • Ball-on-disk tribometers
  • Metallographic microscopes
  • Impact testers
  • Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers ICP-MS
  • Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
  • Spectrofluorimeters
  • Sedigraphs
  • Microscope digital cameras
  • Digital oscilloscopes
  • Box furnaces
  • Ultrasonic cleaners
  • X ray generators
  • Safety glasses
  • Raman scattering spectroscopes
  • Dynamic mechanical analyzers DMA
  • Quartz crystal thickness monitors
  • Stylus profilometers
  • Personal computers
  • Plate viscometers
  • Tube furnaces
  • Quartz crystal microbalances
  • Ball mills
  • Fume hoods
  • Crystal growers
  • Function generators
  • Electrode furnaces
  • Plasma arc melting furnaces
  • Ellipsometers
  • Freeze dryers
  • Horizontal tube furnaces
  • Static actuators
  • Differential thermal analyzers
  • Auger electron spectrometers
  • Potentiostats
  • Peltier cooled solid-state detectors
  • Sputter deposition systems
  • Slurry abrasion testers
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Vibrating sample magnetometers
  • Ultrasonic analyzers
  • Linear variable differential transformers LVDT
  • Metal evaporation chambers
  • Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
  • Vibratory polishers
  • Hot mounting presses
  • Double push rod dilatometers
  • Cold isostatic presses
  • Multisample autoclaves
  • Petrographic microscopes
  • Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
  • Induction furnaces
  • Scanning electron microscopes SEM
  • Dilatometers
  • Laser interferometers
  • Thermal spray torches
  • Mobile mass spectrometers
  • Accelerometers
  • Dynamic light scattering equipment
  • Transmission electron microscopes TEM
  • Pore sizers
  • Hot isostatic presses
  • Creep testing equipment
  • Optical profilometers
  • Theta-theta diffractometers
  • Field emission scanning electron microscopes
  • Optical compound microscopes
  • Reactive ion etchers RIE
  • Gas chromatograph mass spectrometers GC-MS
  • Secondary ion mass spectrometers SIMS
  • Stereo microscopes
  • Grinding spindles
  • Atomic force microscopes
  • Cone viscometers
  • Blungers
  • Pulverizers
  • Laboratory analytical balances
  • High-speed cutoff saws
  • Mossbauer spectroscopes
  • Extruding machines
  • Hydraulic presses
  • Safety goggles
  • Annealing ovens
  • Laboratory water purification systems
  • Nitrogen furnaces
  • Manual grinders
  • Salt spray chambers
  • High-vacuum manifolds
  • Glove box systems
  • Desktop computers
  • Sonic modulus testers
  • Laptop computers
  • Erosion testers
  • Diamond wafering saws
  • UV exposure chambers
  • Microcalorimeters
  • Backscatter detectors
  • Rotational viscometers
  • Gamma ray spectrometers
  • Titanium autoclaves
  • Semiautomatic grinders
  • Nanoscope atomic force microscopes
  • Neutron reflectometers
  • Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
  • X ray diffractometers
  • Muffle furnaces

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