Also called: Policy Researcher
Researches health laws and programs and recommends how to improve them.
Analyzes how a proposed Medicaid change would affect rural hospitals, writes a policy brief, and briefs legislative staff. Works at think tanks, government agencies, or advocacy groups.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in public health or public policy.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Public Policy, Public Health, Economics.
Growing about average. Steady.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI drafts briefs and literature summaries fast, squeezing junior analyst jobs; persuasion, judgment and relationships with lawmakers stay.
Classes: AP Government, AP Statistics, AP English, Economics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3099.
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