Uses statistics to make sure tests, like the SAT or licensing exams, are fair and accurate.
You analyze how thousands of students answered each question, flag questions that are unfair to certain groups, and set the passing score for a nursing exam.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 9 years after high school. PhD or master's in psychometrics, educational measurement, or quantitative psychology.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Psychology, Statistics, Educational Measurement.
Growing about average. BLS does not project this specialty separately; rating estimated from related occupations.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI drafts test analyses and items; fairness reviews and setting passing scores stay accountable human work.
Classes: AP Psychology, AP Statistics, AP Calculus.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3039.
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