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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Colorist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #319 of 702. Estimated risk: 57.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

55%

“Colorist” 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 55% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

53%

“Colorist” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 53% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Chemical Technicians, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Conduct chemical and physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative and quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, and gaseous materials for research and development of new products or processes, quality control, maintenance of environmental standards, and other work involving experimental, theoretical, or practical application of chemistry and related sciences.

Avg. Annual Salary $61,300
Avg. Hourly Wage $29.47
Available Jobs (US) 55,640
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Chemical Technicians #19-4031
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Chemical Technicians”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Design or fabricate experimental apparatus to develop new products or processes.

  • Develop or conduct programs of sampling and analysis to maintain quality standards of raw materials, chemical intermediates, or products.

  • Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials.

  • Train new employees on topics such as the proper operation of laboratory equipment.

  • Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers.

  • Write technical reports or prepare graphs or charts to document experimental results.

  • Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests, and analyses, using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical or chemical separation techniques, or microscopy.

  • Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.

  • Direct or monitor other workers producing chemical products.

  • Provide and maintain a safe work environment by participating in safety programs, committees, or teams and by conducting laboratory or plant safety audits.

  • Develop new chemical engineering processes or production techniques.

  • Order and inventory materials to maintain supplies.

  • Operate experimental pilot plants, assisting with experimental design.

  • Prepare chemical solutions for products or processes, following standardized formulas, or create experimental formulas.

  • Maintain, clean, or sterilize laboratory instruments or equipment.

  • Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.

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  • Atomic absorption AA spectroscopes
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  • Rotameters
  • Safety goggles
  • Safety gloves
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  • Automatic pipette cleaners
  • Laboratory centrifugal pumps
  • U-tube manometers
  • Desktop computers
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  • Electronic toploading balances
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  • Hirsch funnels
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  • Prisms
  • Volumetric flasks
  • Titrators
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  • Personal computers
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  • Autotitrators
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  • Aneroid barometers
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  • Torsion balances
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  • Multimeters
  • Spectrophotometers
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  • Finger pumps
  • Buchner funnels
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  • Polarimeters
  • Glass laboratory crucibles
  • Bomb calorimeters
  • Mainframe computers
  • Pirani gauges
  • Comparators
  • Constant temperature water baths
  • Glass tubing
  • Bunsen burners
  • Computer-controlled pumps
  • Infrared IR spectroscopes
  • Dust and particulate respirators
  • Exhaust hoods
  • Ion exchange chromatography equipment
  • Sample crushers
  • Chromatography microsyringes
  • Lasers
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  • Unequal-arm balances
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  • Ultraviolet UV lamps
  • Gravitational field indicators
  • Abbe refractometers
  • Cooling baths
  • Velometers
  • Reaction flasks
  • Optical beamsplitting devices
  • Reflux condensers

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