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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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Teach in colleges and universities.

  • Write research papers for publication in scientific journals.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

Technologies & Software

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

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