Also called: Assessment Scientist
Designs and tests exams—like the SAT or professional licensing tests—so they're fair and accurate.
Analyzes how thousands of students answered each test question, flags questions that are unfair to certain groups, and sets passing scores.
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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 statistics.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Psychology, Statistics, Education.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI writes test items and runs item statistics; fewer experts are needed to validate fairness and standards.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Psychology, AP Calculus.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3039.
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