Designs surveys and analyzes the answers to learn what people think and do.
Writes questions for a statewide health survey, tests them on a small group to fix confusing wording, and analyzes 10,000 responses.
BLS May 2024 (approx).
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 survey methodology, statistics, or a social science; bachelor's for entry roles.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Statistics, Sociology, Psychology.
Shrinking (about -5% over 10 years). BLS 2024-34 (approx).
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI writes questionnaires, runs online panels and summarizes results; fewer researchers will design and check the hard studies.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Psychology, AP English Language.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3022.
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