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Physical Sciences
Physics, chemistry and the maths behind how the physical world works.
7,666 UK coursesAI impact: moderateAvg graduate salary £24,000
Physical Sciences - AI impact
28
Moderate exposure
Estimated share of this subject's typical work already being performed by AI, based on Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry (March 2026). A subject-level estimate, not a per-course or per-career score.
Strongest career-level outlooks in this subject
- Meteorologists - AI impact 42 (high)
- Astronomer - AI impact 42 (high)
- Industrial chemists - AI impact 38 (moderate)
- Physical scientists n.e.c. - AI impact 38 (moderate)
- Materials Scientist - AI impact 35 (moderate)
- Climatologist - AI impact 35 (moderate)
Sourced from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry (March 2026) and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework, joined per career.
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