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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

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

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

  • Teach in colleges and universities.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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