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

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

  • Teach in colleges and universities.

  • Write research papers for publication in scientific journals.

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Recommend materials for reliable performance in various environments.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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