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Research technology designs or applications

Work activity · O*NET

Research technology designs or applications is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Getting Information. 51 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.

  • Conduct research to gain information about products or processes
  • Research advanced engineering designs or applications
  • Research engineering aspects of biological or chemical processes
  • Research human performance or health factors related to engineering or design activities
  • Research new technologies
  • Research design or application of green technologies
  • Research methods to improve food products
  • Research energy production, use, or conservation

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 88.3% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 33.6% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 64.6% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 73rd 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
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 7
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 5
Food Scientists and Technologists 4
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 4
Automotive Engineers 3
Chemical Engineers 3
Computer Network Architects 2
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 2
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar 2
Materials Scientists 2
Nanosystems Engineers 2
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians 2
Nuclear Engineers 2
Robotics Engineers 2
Water/Wastewater Engineers 2
Web and Digital Interface Designers 2
Aerospace Engineers 1
Art Directors 1
Automotive Engineering Technicians 1
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1
Biological Technicians 1
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film 1
Chief Executives 1
Computer Network Support Specialists 1
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1
Computer User Support Specialists 1
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 1
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 1
Food Science Technicians 1
Fuel Cell Engineers 1
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians 1
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 1
Graphic Designers 1
Health Informatics Specialists 1
Industrial Ecologists 1
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians 1
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 1
Mechatronics Engineers 1
Medical Dosimetrists 1
Microsystems Engineers 1

Showing 40 of 51 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 Research technology designs or applications.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Food Science Technicians Biological Technicians Automotive Engineering Technicians Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians Medical Dosimetrists Marine Engineers and Naval Architects Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers Robotics Engineers Food Scientists and Technologists Industrial Ecologists Computer Network Support Specialists Graphic Designers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Research technology designs or applications., 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. "Research technology designs or applications." 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/research-technology-designs-or-applications

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Research technology designs or applications. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/research-technology-designs-or-applications

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-research-technology-designs-or-applications,
  title  = {Research technology designs or applications},
  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/research-technology-designs-or-applications}
}

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