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Develop research plans or methodologies

Work activity · O*NET

Develop research plans or methodologies is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Thinking Creatively. 47 occupations report doing it as part of their work.

What it involves

The most common detailed activities O*NET records under this category, ranked by how many occupation tasks map to each.

  • Devise research or testing protocols
  • Plan environmental research
  • Design research studies to obtain scientific information
  • Plan social sciences research
  • Develop methods of social or economic research
  • Plan biological research
  • Develop environmental research methods
  • Develop biological research methods

How AI is applied to this activity

Microsoft's "Working with AI" study mapped real Bing Copilot conversations to O*NET work activities. The figures below are their measurements for this activity — they describe how AI is used today in one assistant's data, not a forecast that the activity will be automated.

AI completes it successfully 85.0% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 37.2% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 69.1% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 50th pct Percentile across all measured activities by how often AI performs them

Source: Microsoft "Working with AI" (working-with-ai). A high completion rate means AI can assist the activity in isolation — it does not mean an occupation that performs it is being automated, since every job blends many activities.

Detailed work activities

The more granular units of work O*NET groups under this activity, ordered by how many occupations perform them.

Occupations that perform this activity

Ranked by how many of the occupation's tasks map to this activity.

Occupation Tasks
Biochemists and Biophysicists 3
Biostatisticians 3
Statisticians 3
Survey Researchers 3
Biologists 2
Conservation Scientists 2
Environmental Economists 2
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 2
Epidemiologists 2
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 2
Hydrologists 2
Industrial Ecologists 2
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 2
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 2
Materials Scientists 2
Microsystems Engineers 2
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 2
Social Science Research Assistants 2
Sociologists 2
Validation Engineers 2
Anthropologists and Archeologists 1
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 1
Automotive Engineers 1
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 1
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers 1
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 1
Dietitians and Nutritionists 1
Electrical Engineers 1
Environmental Restoration Planners 1
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 1
Foresters 1
Fuel Cell Engineers 1
Geneticists 1
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 1
Health Informatics Specialists 1
Historians 1
Industrial Engineers 1
Manufacturing Engineers 1
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1
Nanosystems Engineers 1

Showing 40 of 47 occupations.

Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 40 occupations in occupations that perform Develop research plans or methodologies.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Foresters Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Conservation Scientists Electrical Engineers Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Anthropologists and Archeologists Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers Biochemists and Biophysicists Environmental Restoration Planners Social Science Research Assistants Epidemiologists Historians AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Develop research plans or methodologies., by AI task-overlap and median pay

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Develop research plans or methodologies." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/activities/develop-research-plans-or-methodologies

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Develop research plans or methodologies. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/develop-research-plans-or-methodologies

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-develop-research-plans-or-methodologies,
  title  = {Develop research plans or methodologies},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/activities/develop-research-plans-or-methodologies}
}

Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.