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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Plastics Scientist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #87 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.1%

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AI Exposure Risk

61%

“Plastics 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%

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

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

  • Write research papers for publication in scientific journals.

  • Recommend materials for reliable performance in various environments.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • Teach in colleges and universities.

  • 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.

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

  • 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

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

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