*Name of career:
Computer & Information Research Scientists
* URL Link to page:
http://www.mynextmove.org/profile/summary/15-1111.00
*What they do:
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.
*On the job, you would:
*Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
*Skills:
Basic Skills
*Abilities:
Ideas and Logic
*Education:
master's degree or
doctoral/professional degree
usually needed
*Job Outlook:
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
*Salary:
$100,660 per year, on average
Computer & Information Research Scientists
* URL Link to page:
http://www.mynextmove.org/profile/summary/15-1111.00
*What they do:
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.
*On the job, you would:
*Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
- design
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- English language
- teaching and course design
*Skills:
Basic Skills
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
- measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it
*Abilities:
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
*Education:
master's degree or
doctoral/professional degree
usually needed
*Job Outlook:
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
*Salary:
$100,660 per year, on average