{"source":"Careermash (whatcareer.net)","measurement":"Measured August 2026","licence":"CC BY 4.0","cite_as":"Careermash, Measured August 2026, https://www.whatcareer.net/en/yellow/career/nuclear-and-radiochemists/ai","career":{"slug":"nuclear-and-radiochemists","title":"Nuclear and Radiochemists","subject":"Physical Sciences","ai_exposure_pct_today":28,"ai_exposure_definition":"Share of the job's day-to-day tasks AI is already used for, from observed real-world usage by occupation (Anthropic labour market research, 2026). A measurement of now, not a prediction.","horizons":[{"horizon":"Now","ai_exposure_pct":28,"door_grade":"B - achievable"},{"horizon":"5 yrs","ai_exposure_pct":46,"door_grade":"C - hard"},{"horizon":"10 yrs","ai_exposure_pct":60,"door_grade":"D - very hard"},{"horizon":"20 yrs","ai_exposure_pct":73,"door_grade":"D - very hard"}],"door_grade_now":"B - achievable","door_grade_20yr":"D - very hard","door_source":"OpenAI, \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026), CC BY 4.0","moat_classified":true,"moat":"none","moat_label":"NO MOAT","moat_line":"No physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.","starting_pay":"£30,000 - £40,000"},"verdict_sentence":"AI is already used for 28% of the measured tasks of a Nuclear and Radiochemists, heading for 73% within 20 years. The door in is grade B today, grade D in 20 years. Moat: none - No physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.","rank":{"careers_scored":1840,"less_exposed":1103,"same_score":86,"more_exposed":650},"neighbours":{"less_exposed":[{"slug":"arcade-attendants","title":"Arcade attendants","exposure":25},{"slug":"archaeologist","title":"Archaeologist","exposure":25},{"slug":"archaeologists","title":"Archaeologists","exposure":25}],"more_exposed":[{"slug":"3d-animator","title":"3D Animator","exposure":30},{"slug":"account-manager","title":"Account Manager","exposure":30},{"slug":"accounts-directors","title":"Accounts directors","exposure":30}]},"ledger":[{"date":"2026-08-29","note":"Moat lines rewritten to assert only what the engine classification means (hands-on / protected by law / people want a real person / no special protection). No scores changed."},{"date":"2026-08-19","note":"Correction: careers without a moat record stopped showing a confident \"NO MOAT\" claim and now show \"moat not yet classified\". Exposure scores were and remain real for every career."},{"date":"2026-08-16","note":"First public measurement: AI exposure per occupation from Anthropic 2026 observed-usage research; door grades and 20-year horizons from OpenAI \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026, CC BY 4.0)."}]}