Also called: Evaluation Specialist, Impact Evaluator
Measures whether a government or nonprofit program actually achieves its goals.
Does a job-training program actually get people jobs? Program evaluators design studies, sometimes randomized experiments, collect data, and report what works. Their findings help decide where billions of dollars go.
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 policy, statistics, or social science.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Statistics, Public Policy, Economics, Sociology, Psychology.
Growing about average. Approximate.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI cleans data and drafts reports; designing fair studies and interviewing program participants stays human.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Psychology, AP English Language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3099.
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