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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Metallurgist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #87 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.1%

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AI Exposure Risk

61%

“Metallurgist” 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%

“Metallurgist” 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Write research papers for publication in scientific journals.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Recommend materials for reliable performance in various environments.

  • 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.

  • Teach in colleges and universities.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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