Studies what people want to buy and why, using surveys and data.
You design a survey about a new snack, analyze results, and present recommendations to the product team.
BLS median (May 2024).
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in statistics, business, or psychology.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Statistics, Marketing, Psychology, Economics.
Growing faster than average (about 7% over 10 years).
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI writes surveys, analyzes results and drafts insights in minutes; many fewer entry analyst jobs.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Psychology, Business or marketing.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1161.
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