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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Materials Scientist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #87 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.1%

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AI Exposure Risk

61%

“Materials 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%

“Materials 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

  • Teach in colleges and universities.

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

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

  • 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.

  • Write research papers for publication in scientific journals.

  • 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.

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

  • 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 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.

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

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

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

  • Recommend materials for reliable performance in various environments.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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