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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Scientist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #87 of 702. Estimated risk: 2.1%

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AI Exposure Risk

61%

“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%

“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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Teach in colleges and universities.

  • Recommend materials for reliable performance in various environments.

  • Write research papers for publication in scientific journals.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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

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