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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Materials Research Engineer” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #87 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.1%

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AI Exposure Risk

61%

“Materials Research Engineer” 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%

“Materials Research Engineer” 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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Recommend materials for reliable performance in various environments.

  • 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.

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

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

  • Teach in colleges and universities.

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

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

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

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

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

  • Write research papers for publication in scientific journals.

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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