Also called: Education Researcher
Studies school funding, testing, and programs to figure out what helps students learn.
Education policy analysts dig into test scores, graduation rates, and school budgets to recommend changes to state lawmakers or school boards. Some work for teachers' unions, others for reform groups or state education departments.
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 education policy or public policy.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Education, Public Policy, Economics, Sociology.
Growing about average.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI analyzes test and budget data quickly; school visits, stakeholder politics and recommendations stay human.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Government, AP Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3099.
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