Also called: Research Assistant (Economics)
Supports economists by gathering data, running analyses, and making charts.
Downloads data from the Census, cleans it in code, runs regressions, and builds charts for a report. Often a 2-year job before grad school.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in economics with programming skills.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Economics, Statistics.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Data cleaning, regressions and charts are now quick for AI, so these entry jobs shrink; analysts who guide and check AI remain.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, AP Macroeconomics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3011.
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