Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

15-1221 Computer and Information Research Scientists

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2024

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	50	12	$64.60/hr	$42.99/hr	$52.80/hr	$57.86/hr	$76.74/hr	$92.16/hr

Leading Industries for Computer and Information Research Scientists

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	N/A	N/A
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	N/A	N/A
Information	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	20	$52.80/hr
Public Administration	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for Computer and Information Research Scientists

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change -10-
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	40	$57.86/hr	22.4%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	50	$57.86/hr	N/A
Minnesota	50	$57.86/hr	20.8%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	990	$52.84/hr	10.5%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,450	$83.28/hr	14.7%
Database Administrators	1,140	$48.02/hr	6.7%
Computer Hardware Engineers	230	$55.53/hr	4.4%
Electrical Engineers	3,960	$51.18/hr	4.9%
Computer Systems Analysts	12,180	$52.96/hr	7.3%

Task for Computer and Information Research Scientists

Meet with managers, vendors, and others to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
Analyze problems to develop solutions involving computer hardware and software.
Apply theoretical expertise and innovation to create or apply new technology, such as adapting principles for applying computers to new uses.
Assign or schedule tasks to meet work priorities and goals.
Assign or schedule tasks to meet work priorities and goals.
Evaluate project plans and proposals to assess feasibility issues.
Develop performance standards, and evaluate work in light of established standards.
Analyze problems to develop solutions involving computer hardware and software.
Design computers and the software that runs them.
Conduct logical analyses of business, scientific, engineering, and other technical problems, formulating mathematical models of problems for solution by computers.