Also called: CRS Analyst, Legislative Analyst
Researches issues for members of Congress so they understand what they're voting on.
Gets a rush request from a senator's office about drone laws, researches overnight, and delivers a neutral 10-page brief by morning.
Federal pay estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in public policy, law, or a social science.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Political Science, Public Policy, Economics.
Growing slowly (about 1% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI summarizes bills and laws instantly; Congress still relies on trusted, nonpartisan experts to explain them.
Classes: AP Government, AP English Language, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3094.
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