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Computer and Information Research Scientists

SOC 15-1221 · 2024-2034

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.

How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.

The job this trains for

Typical pay in California
$163,554per year
Projected openings
7,690
Projected change
+26.1%
Usually needs
Master's degree

Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth

The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.

Skills this work uses most

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.

  1. Critical Thinking
  2. Judgment and Decision Making
  3. Complex Problem Solving
  4. Reading Comprehension
  5. Active Listening
  6. Systems Analysis

Pay by region

RegionTypical pay in CaliforniaProjected openings
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties)$197,0952,180
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties)$175,6871,210
Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties)$171,144420
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties)$166,249120
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County)$161,039340
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)$147,251740
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County)$128,1811,640
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties)$127,308120
Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County)$123,816410
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County)$112,640280
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County)Not reported120

Similar work

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.

The job this trains forTypical pay in CaliforniaProjected openingsProjected change
Data Scientists$145,55440,180+37.1%
Operations Research Analysts$104,9589,630+22.5%
Software Developers$179,292207,260+18.4%
Computer Occupations, All Other$138,20359,320+11.1%
Computer Systems Analysts$131,29541,500+9.7%
Computer Programmers$120,0286,210-3.8%

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