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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Mass Spectrometrist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #319 of 702. Estimated risk: 57.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

55%

“Mass Spectrometrist” 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%

“Mass Spectrometrist” 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

  • Compile and interpret results of tests and analyses.

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

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

  • Order and inventory materials to maintain supplies.

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

  • Direct or monitor other workers producing chemical products.

  • Develop new chemical engineering processes or production techniques.

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

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

  • Operate experimental pilot plants, assisting with experimental design.

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

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

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

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

  • Provide technical support or assistance to chemists or engineers.

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

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  • Laboratory tongs
  • Perchloric acid hoods
  • Polarizers
  • Ruby lasers
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  • Laminar flow burners
  • Multimeters
  • Radioisotope fume hoods
  • Glass tubing
  • Safety gloves
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  • Immersion heaters
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  • Ultraviolet UV lamps
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  • Ionization gauges
  • Laboratory centrifugal pumps
  • Diffusion pumps
  • Bell jars
  • Gravity convection ovens
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  • Westphal balances
  • Differential scanning calorimeters
  • Transfer pipettes
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  • Velometers
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  • Titrators
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  • Pycnometers
  • Computer-controlled pumps
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  • Pull spring balances
  • Reflux condensers
  • Ball mills
  • Infrared lamps
  • Safety showers
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  • Polarimeters
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  • Chromatography microsyringes
  • Hirsch funnels
  • Desktop computers
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  • Automated polarimeters
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  • Explosion-proof fume hoods
  • Lecture bottles
  • Voltmeters
  • Safety goggles
  • Bunsen burners
  • Aneroid barometers
  • Graphite furnaces
  • Hollow cathode lamps
  • Safety glasses
  • Laboratory blenders
  • Electronic toploading balances
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  • Sample crushers
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  • Triple beam balances
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