Also called: Polling Analyst
Measures what the public thinks about candidates, issues, and products.
Designs a poll for an upcoming election, adjusts the results so they represent all voters, and explains on TV what the numbers mean.
Estimate; top pollsters earn much more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's or master's in political science, statistics, or survey methods.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Political Science, Statistics.
Growing slowly (about 0% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI processes poll data and weights samples; sound methods, election calls and explaining results on TV stay human.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Government, Speech and debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3022.
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