Chemical Laboratory Technicians
19AI EXPOSURE TODAY19
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST64%
NOT A FORECAST64%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
PHYSICAL MOATThe work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it.
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Physical Sciences
21 careers in Physical Sciences, ranked safest first: the career with the lowest AI exposure score, meaning the smallest share of its day-to-day work AI can already do, is at the top. For 3 of them the moat, what structurally protects the job, has not been classified yet; their cards say so rather than guessing.
Physical Sciences at a glance
MOAT CLASSIFIED18 of 21 total
NO MOAT15
HAS A MOAT3
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIED3
MEDIAN AI EXPOSURE28 /100
Life, Physical & Social Science17 careers
Forensic Scientist
19AI EXPOSURE TODAY19
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST64%
NOT A FORECAST64%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
PHYSICAL MOATThe work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it.
See the full card →Environmental Chemist
22AI EXPOSURE TODAY22
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST67%
NOT A FORECAST67%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Analytical Chemist
28AI EXPOSURE TODAY28
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST73%
NOT A FORECAST73%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Astronomer
28AI EXPOSURE TODAY28
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST73%
NOT A FORECAST73%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Climatologist
28AI EXPOSURE TODAY28
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST73%
NOT A FORECAST73%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Experimental Physicist
28AI EXPOSURE TODAY28
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST73%
NOT A FORECAST73%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Industrial Chemist
28AI EXPOSURE TODAY28
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST73%
NOT A FORECAST73%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Meteorologist
28AI EXPOSURE TODAY28
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST73%
NOT A FORECAST73%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Nuclear and Radiochemists
28AI EXPOSURE TODAY28
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST73%
NOT A FORECAST73%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Nuclear Physicist
28AI EXPOSURE TODAY28
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST73%
NOT A FORECAST73%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Optical Physicist
28AI EXPOSURE TODAY28
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST73%
NOT A FORECAST73%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Plasma Physicist
28AI EXPOSURE TODAY28
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST73%
NOT A FORECAST73%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Quantum Physicist
28AI EXPOSURE TODAY28
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST73%
NOT A FORECAST73%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Research and Development Chemist
28AI EXPOSURE TODAY28
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST73%
NOT A FORECAST73%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Theoretical Physicist
28AI EXPOSURE TODAY28
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST73%
NOT A FORECAST73%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Materials Scientist
40AI EXPOSURE TODAY40
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST78%
NOT A FORECAST78%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYC
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
See the full card →Healthcare Practitioners & Technical1 career
Horticultural Therapist
19AI EXPOSURE TODAY19
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST64%
NOT A FORECAST64%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
PHYSICAL MOATThe work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it.
See the full card →Uncategorised3 careers
These careers have no record in our AI outlook register, so there is no O*NET occupation code to group them by. Listed here rather than guessed into a category.
Chemical Scientist
40AI EXPOSURE TODAY40
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST78%
NOT A FORECAST78%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYC
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIEDA real score, but the moat is not yet classified. No claim either way.
See the full card →Other Natural and Social Science Professionals
40AI EXPOSURE TODAY40
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST78%
NOT A FORECAST78%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYC
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIEDA real score, but the moat is not yet classified. No claim either way.
See the full card →Physical Scientists
40AI EXPOSURE TODAY40
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST78%
NOT A FORECAST78%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYC
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIEDA real score, but the moat is not yet classified. No claim either way.
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