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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Micro Electrical/Mechanical Systems Device Scientist (MEMS Device Scientist)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #87 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.1%

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AI Exposure Risk

61%

“Micro Electrical/Mechanical Systems Device Scientist (MEMS Device 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%

“Micro Electrical/Mechanical Systems Device Scientist (MEMS Device 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

  • 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.

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

  • Teach in colleges and universities.

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Recommend materials for reliable performance in various environments.

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

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

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

  • Write research papers for publication in scientific journals.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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