Also called: State Affairs Analyst, Bill Tracker
Tracks thousands of bills moving through state legislatures and reports which ones matter to a client.
Every year state legislatures introduce over 100,000 bills. Legislative analysts scan them, summarize the important ones, and alert companies or groups when something could affect them. It's a quiet, research-heavy corner of politics.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in political science or public policy.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Political Science, Public Policy, Economics.
Growing about average.
High risk for 10 years. AI now scans and summarizes thousands of state bills instantly; few analysts needed beyond checking output for clients.
Classes: AP U.S. Government, AP English Language, Computer applications, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3099.
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