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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Metal Alloy Scientist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #87 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.1%

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AI Exposure Risk

61%

“Metal Alloy 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%

“Metal Alloy 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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • Recommend materials for reliable performance in various environments.

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

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

  • Write research papers for publication in scientific journals.

  • Teach in colleges and universities.

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

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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