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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

  • Teach in colleges and universities.

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

  • Recommend materials for reliable performance in various environments.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

Technologies & Software

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

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