Marketing Scientist / Mix Modeler

Also called: Marketing Mix Modeler, Econometrician (Marketing)

Uses statistics to measure exactly how much each ad channel really increases sales.

A day in the life

You build a model showing that TV ads boost online sales two weeks later, convincing the company to shift $5 million in spending. Big advertisers depend on this math.

Pay over a career

Starting
$90k
Typical
$135k
High
$200k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's or PhD in statistics, economics, or data science.

Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Statistics, Economics, Data Science.

Outlook

Growing faster than average. Growing as online tracking gets harder due to privacy rules.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI speeds up mix modeling and coding; careful causal reasoning about what really drove sales still needs experts.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Statistics, AP Calculus, AP Microeconomics, AP Computer Science A.

Official data: O*NET occupation 15-2051.

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