Vocational Programs for Computer and Information Research Scientists Career

The role of Computer and Information Research Scientists is to 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..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $157,160 and $76 per hour. 14 vocational programs could be taken for the Computer and Information Research Scientists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 35,210 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Computer and Information Research Scientists is $18,354. The average length of the programs is 516 hours and the average completion time is 12.92 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Computer and Information Research Scientists Career

The following 14 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Computer and Information Research Scientists.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Computer and Information Research Scientists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Computer and Information Sciences	265	$29,548	-	683 Hours	11.20 Months
Artificial Intelligence	13	$17,995	$4,700	-	-
Information Technology	266	$25,509	$1,581	1,147 Hours	11.83 Months
Informatics	8	$35,445	-	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	15	$12,413	$4,106	24 Hours	9.00 Months
Information Science/Studies	85	$27,838	-	1,080 Hours	10.50 Months
Computer Science	63	$33,606	-	92 Hours	18.00 Months
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	14	$34,467	-	-	-
Cloud Computing	32	$17,500	$2,250	68 Hours	17.00 Months
Bioinformatics	4	$36,876	-	-	-
Human Computer Interaction	8	$43,091	-	-	-
Data Science, General	14	$37,974	-	-	-
Data Science, Other	2	-	-	-	-
Medical Informatics	16	$28,702	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Computer and Information Research Scientists Career

The following 19 occupations are related to Computer and Information Research Scientists.

Related Occupations toComputer and Information Research Scientists
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Computer and Information Systems Managers	593K	$180,720	$87
Architectural and Engineering Managers	208K	$172,290	$83
Natural Sciences Managers	96,520	$169,120	$81
Computer Systems Analysts	499K	$110,800	$53
Computer Network Architects	174K	$133,930	$64
Database Architects	59,920	$137,030	$66
Computer Programmers	120K	$107,750	$52
Software Developers	1,657K	$138,110	$66
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Mathematicians	2,220	$119,770	$58
Operations Research Analysts	118K	$95,600	$46
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	4,320	$83,330	$40
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	19,320	$106,700	$51
Computer Hardware Engineers	82,660	$147,770	$71
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	96,410	$124,190	$60
Engineers, All Other	151K	$118,350	$57
Biological Scientists, All Other	61,220	$99,060	$48
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	36,150	$106,380	$0

Schools offering vocational programs for Computer and Information Research Scientists

The following 696 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Computer and Information Research Scientists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.