Computer and Information Research Scientists
Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.
28 alternate job titles:
AI Engineer (Artificial Intelligence Engineer)
Applied Scientist
Artificial Intelligence Specialist (AI Specialist)
Computational Linguist
Computational Scientist
Computational Theory Scientist
Computer Scientist
Computer Specialist
Computer Vision Scientist
Control System Computer Scientist
Cryptologist
Cybersecurity Research Scientist (Cyber Research Scientist)
Digital Solutions Manager
Information Scientist
Languages Researcher
Machine Learning Engineer
Machine Learning Research Scientist
Machine Learning Scientist
Multi-Disciplined Language Analyst
NLP Engineer (Natural Language Processing Engineer)
Programming Languages Researcher
Programming Methodology Researcher
Research and Development Specialist (R and D Specialist)
Research Computer Scientist
Research Engineer
Research Scientist
Scientific Programmer Analyst
Scientist
Salary Information
Computer and Information Research Scientists: $140,910 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Analyze data to identify or resolve operational problems. | Analysis |
| Evaluate project designs to determine adequacy or feasibility. | Analysis |
| Analyze data to identify trends or relationships among variables. | Analysis |
| Collaborate on research activities with scientists or technical specialists. | Analysis |
| Assign duties or work schedules to employees. | General |
| Apply information technology to solve business or other applied problems. | General |
| Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues. | General |
| Train others in computer interface or software use. | General |
| Participate in staffing decisions. | General |
| Collaborate with others to determine design specifications or details. | Development |
| Develop organizational goals or objectives. | Development |
| Develop performance metrics or standards related to information technology. | Development |
| Design integrated computer systems. | Development |
| Monitor the performance of computer networks. | Maintenance |
| Maintain computer hardware. | Maintenance |
| Manage budgets for appropriate resource allocation. | Management |
| Manage information technology projects or system activities. | Management |
| Coordinate project activities with other personnel or departments. | Management |
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Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services AWS software | Data base user interface and query software |
| Microsoft Power BI | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| PyTorch | Data base user interface and query software |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software |
| Tableau | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Amazon DynamoDB | Data base management system software |
| Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 | Data base user interface and query software |
| Amazon Redshift | Data base user interface and query software |
| Apache Cassandra | Data base management system software |
| Apache Hadoop | Data base management system software |
| Apache Hive | Data base user interface and query software |
| Apache Spark | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Elasticsearch | Data base management system software |
| Google Analytics | Data mining software |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Data base user interface and query software |
| MongoDB | Data base management system software |
| MySQL | Data base management system software |
| NoSQL | Data base management system software |
| Oracle Database | Data base management system software |
| PostgreSQL | Object oriented data base management software |
| Teradata Database | Data base management system software |
| Transact-SQL | Data base user interface and query software |
| pandas | Data base user interface and query software |
| Apache Flume | Data base management system software |
| Apache Pig | Data base management system software |
| Apache Solr | Data base management system software |
| Data mining software | Data mining software |
| IBM Cognos Impromptu | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| MicroStrategy | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Qlik Tech QlikView | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Quest Erwin Data Modeler | Metadata management software |
| Relational database management software | Data base management system software |
| Relational database management system software | Data base management system software |
| C | Development environment software |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software |
| Git | File versioning software |
| Linux | Operating system software |
| Microsoft Azure software | Development environment software |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software |
| R | Object or component oriented development software |
| TensorFlow | Analytical or scientific software |
| Apache Kafka | Development environment software |
| Apache Subversion SVN | File versioning software |
| Bash | Operating system software |
| C# | Object or component oriented development software |
| Django | Web platform development software |
| Docker | Application server software |
| Eclipse IDE | Development environment software |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software |
| GitHub | Application server software |
| IBM SPSS Statistics | Analytical or scientific software |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software |
| Microsoft Dynamics | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Visual Studio | Development environment software |
| Node.js | Web platform development software |
| Oracle Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition J2EE | Development environment software |
| PHP | Web platform development software |
| Perl | Object or component oriented development software |
| Ruby | Development environment software |
| SAS | Analytical or scientific software |
| Scala | Object or component oriented development software |
| Shell script | Operating system software |
| Splunk Enterprise | Cloud-based management software |
| The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software |
| UNIX | Operating system software |
| UNIX Shell | Operating system software |
| Bidirectional encoder representations from transformers (BERT) | Analytical or scientific software |
| Business software applications | Office suite software |
| Chatbot software | Industrial control software |
| Hugging Face | Development environment software |
| Scikit-learn | Development environment software |
| 3D graphics software | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Ada | Development environment software |
| Advanced numerical software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Algorithmic software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Apache HTTP Server | Portal server software |
| Augmint | Analytical or scientific software |
| Automated document generation software | Development environment software |
| CMake | Development environment software |
| Charm++ | Object or component oriented development software |
| Clustering software | Clustering software |
| Clustermatic | Clustering software |
| Computational statistics software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Computer aided design and drafting CADD software | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Data visualization software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Doxygen | Development environment software |
| Eiffel | Object or component oriented development software |
| Embarcadero JBuilder | Development environment software |
| Extensible stylesheet language transformations XSLT | Web platform development software |
| Formula translation/translator FORTRAN | Development environment software |
| Google Ads | Sales and marketing software |
| Graphics pipelines | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Greenhills Ada compilers | Compiler and decompiler software |
| High-performance software libraries | Development environment software |
| IBM Domino | Communications server software |
| IBM InfoSphere DataStage | Enterprise application integration software |
| IBM Rational Apex | Configuration management software |
| IBM Rational Rose XDE | Development environment software |
| Integrated development environment IDE software | Development environment software |
| Intel Integrated Performance Primitives | Development environment software |
| Intel Math Kernel Library | Analytical or scientific software |
| Jupyter Notebook | Object or component oriented development software |
| List processing language LISP | Development environment software |
| Low-level virtual machine LLVM compilers | Compiler and decompiler software |
| Mathematical software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Microsoft ActiveX | Object or component oriented development software |
| Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Visual Basic.NET | Object or component oriented development software |
| Microsoft Visual C# .NET | Object or component oriented development software |
| Microsoft Visual Studio.NET | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Windows XP | Operating system software |
| Minitab | Analytical or scientific software |
| Multisensory data representation software | Analytical or scientific software |
| National Instruments LabVIEW | Development environment software |
| Object oriented development environment software | Object or component oriented development software |
| Open Graphics Library OpenGL | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| OpenAI ChatGPT | Development environment software |
| Operating system software | Operating system software |
| Optimization software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Oracle Solaris | Operating system software |
| PTC Creo Parametric | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Parallel systems software | Clustering software |
| Perforce Software Configuration Management System | Configuration management software |
| Plug-in file software | Web page creation and editing software |
| Polaris parallelizing compilers | Compiler and decompiler software |
| Polhemus Fasttrack System | Analytical or scientific software |
| Prolog | Development environment software |
| Rice Simulator for ILP Multiprocessors RSIM | Analytical or scientific software |
| SAP Business Objects | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Simulation software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Software libraries | Development environment software |
| Source code management SCM software | Development environment software |
| StataCorp Stata | Analytical or scientific software |
| System testing software | Program testing software |
| Ubuntu | Operating system software |
| Unified modeling language UML | Requirements analysis and system architecture software |
| VME PowerPC VxWorks | Operating system software |
| Verilog | Development environment software |
| Video editing software | Video creation and editing software |
| Waikato Environment for Knowledge Analysis Weka | Graphical user interface development software |
| ESRI ArcGIS software | Geographic information system |
| Geographic information system GIS software | Geographic information system |
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Relevant Certifications
Industry certifications that may be valuable for this career role:
| Certification | Issuing Organization | Practice Test |
|---|---|---|
| Administration of Symantec ProxySG 7.2 with Secure Web Gateway | Broadcom Inc. | Not Available |
| Adobe Analytics Business Practitioner | Adobe Systems Incorporated | Not Available |
| Adobe Campaign Classic Business Practitioner Expert Certification | Adobe Systems Incorporated | Not Available |
| Associate - Data Science Version 2.0 | Dell Corporation | Not Available |
| Associate Computer Scientist | Institute for the Certification of Computing Professionals | Not Available |
| Certified Associate LabVIEW Developer | National Instruments Corporation | Not Available |
| Certified Computer Scientist | Institute for the Certification of Computing Professionals | Not Available |
| Certified Function Point Practitioner | International Function Point Users Group | Not Available |
| Certified Function Point Specialist | International Function Point Users Group | Not Available |
| Certified LabVIEW Architect | National Instruments Corporation | Not Available |
| Certified LabWindows/CVI Developer | National Instruments Corporation | Not Available |
| Certified Software Development Professional | IEEE Computer Society | Not Available |
| Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate | Microsoft Corporation | Not Available |
| SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Predictive Analytics | SAP America, Inc. | Not Available |
| Specialist - Data Scientist, Advanced Analytics Version 1.0 | Dell Corporation | Not Available |
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