Also called: Employment Economist
Studies jobs, wages, unions, and unemployment, and how policies like the minimum wage affect workers.
A labor economist at the Bureau of Labor Statistics or a university analyzes employment data, studies how AI affects jobs, and testifies on minimum wage proposals.
Doctorate (PhD), about 8 years after high school. Master's or PhD in economics.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Economics, Statistics.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). BLS 2025-35 projection band for SOC 19-3011: Faster than average (5% to 6%).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI helps analyze jobs data; designing studies of wages and policy, and explaining them, stay human.
Classes: AP Macroeconomics, AP Statistics, AP Government.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3011.
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