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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Research Scientist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #87 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.1%

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AI Exposure Risk

61%

“Research 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%

“Research 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

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

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

  • 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 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.

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Teach in colleges and universities.

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

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

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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