Computer and Information Research Scientists

Benchmarks for this occupation

These benchmarks name this occupation in their job mapping.

Direct evidence

Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.

• MLE-benchby OpenAIProject level · Any medal (%)

  64.4%Famou-Agent 2.0 (Gemini-3-Pro-Preview) · 23 Feb 2026

  Strong
• PaperBenchby OpenAIProject level · Average replication score

  26%IterativeAgent o1-high (36h limit) · 2 Apr 2025

  Emerging
• RE-Benchby METRTask level · Human-expert percentile matched (8-hour budget)

  37%Claude 3.5 Sonnet (New) (Modular scaffold) · 31 Jan 2025

  Emerging

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

• CORE-Benchby Princeton UniversityTask level · CORE-Bench-Hard accuracy (public test set)

  95.5%Claude Code + Claude Opus 4.5 (after manual regrading) · 3 Dec 2025

  Solved

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in ml and research engineering, not always this occupation's tasks.

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

• Terminal-Bench 2.0by Laude Institute and Stanford UniversityTask level · Resolution rate

  84.7%NexAU-AHE + GPT-5.5 · 23 Apr 2026

  Retired
• Terminal-Bench 4.0by Laude Institute and Stanford UniversityTask level · Resolution rate

  64.8%Claude Code + Opus 5.5 (max) · 6 Oct 2026

  Strong

Context only

These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.

• METR Task-Completion Time Horizonsby METRTask level · 50% task-completion time horizon

  17 hClaude Mythos Preview (early) · 7 Apr 2026

  Unrated

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

• 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.
• Meet with managers, vendors, and others to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
• 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.
• Evaluate project plans and proposals to assess feasibility issues.
• Participate in multidisciplinary projects in areas such as virtual reality, human-computer interaction, or robotics.
• Consult with users, management, vendors, and technicians to determine computing needs and system requirements.
• Develop and interpret organizational goals, policies, and procedures.
• Develop performance standards, and evaluate work in light of established standards.
• Maintain network hardware and software, direct network security measures, and monitor networks to ensure availability to system users.