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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Polymer Materials Consultant” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #87 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.1%

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AI Exposure Risk

61%

“Polymer Materials Consultant” 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%

“Polymer Materials Consultant” 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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • Write research papers for publication in scientific journals.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Teach in colleges and universities.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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