Cleans and analyzes large social datasets for researchers and nonprofits.
Merges school, health, and income data for a study on child poverty, runs statistical models, and makes charts.
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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 or master's in a social science with statistics.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Sociology, Statistics, Economics.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI coding tools clean and merge data and run models fast; fewer entry analysts, more who check and explain results.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, AP Government.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3099.
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