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Survey Researchers

Role Overview

Plan, develop, or conduct surveys. May analyze and interpret the meaning of survey data, determine survey objectives, or suggest or test question wording. Includes social scientists who primarily design questionnaires or supervise survey teams. Excludes “Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists” (13-1161) and “Statisticians” (15-2041).

Recommended Majors

Institutional Research. Statistics, General. Applied Statistics, General. Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods. Economics, General. Applied Economics. Business/Managerial Economics. Business Statistics. Marketing Research.

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Salary by State (top paying)

State	Median salary
New Jersey	$102,410
District of Columbia	$96,670
Minnesota	$95,650
Illinois	$92,520
Maryland	$90,190
New York	$82,550
Oregon	$82,300
Iowa	$77,830
California	$77,180
North Carolina	$76,990
Ohio	$75,400
Colorado	$75,290
Wisconsin	$75,070
Connecticut	$66,220
Washington	$64,160

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Median Annual Salary

$63,380

Projected Growth (10yr)

+-5.2%

Avg. annual openings

0.7k

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