Occupation · 2026 assessment

Astrophysicist

A Astrophysicist frames research questions, obtains and validates evidence and is accountable for reproducible, sound scientific conclusions. The assessment separates automation of individual tasks from accountability for the professional outcome.

How risk may change

Прогнозна оценка, а не гарантиран сценарий.

18%2026
21%2028
25%2030
31%2035

Which tasks are exposed

Risk applies to individual tasks—not to a person or an entire occupation.

TaskRisk
reviewing scientific literature36%
forming a hypothesis31%
designing the study27%
collecting samples or data22%
performing measurements16%
statistical analysis6%
interpreting results3%
preparing publication3%

Task map

AI replaces ↔ AI augments

Each task is positioned by AI capability and the degree of human involvement still required.

  1. 1reviewing scientific literatureAI 36% · human 64%
  2. 2forming a hypothesisAI 31% · human 67%
  3. 3designing the studyAI 27% · human 73%
  4. 4collecting samples or dataAI 22% · human 78%
  5. 5performing measurementsAI 16% · human 80%
  6. 6statistical analysisAI 6% · human 79%
  7. 7interpreting resultsAI 3% · human 75%
  8. 8preparing publicationAI 3% · human 76%

Why technology can change this work

  • digital tools reduce preparation and control time
  • full automation is constrained by variable real-world conditions
  • many cases still require professional judgement
  • the main inputs and outputs already exist digitally

What protects the occupation

  • framing a testable question
  • interpreting ambiguous evidence
  • scientific accountability

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Average pay and outlook

Estimated nominal monthly pay. The scenario reflects sector, demand and task resilience; it is not a guarantee of income.

2026€1 800per month
2035€2 860scenario estimate
2026: €1 80020262027: €1 90020272028: €2 00020282029: €2 10020292030: €2 21020302031: €2 33020312032: €2 45020322033: €2 58020332034: €2 72020342035: €2 8602035
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Skills you already have

  • research methodology
  • laboratory or field methods
  • statistics
  • critical thinking
  • scientific writing
  • reproducibility

Skills to build

  • computational methods
  • experiment automation
  • open data
  • AI-hypothesis verification
  • scientific programming
  • research-data management
CurrentAstrophysicist · 18%
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Keepresearch methodology · laboratory or field methods · statistics
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Addcomputational methods · experiment automation · open data

Sources and update

Обновено: 2026-09-27 · Assessment confidence: Medium

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