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Social Science Research Assistants

Role Overview

Assist social scientists in laboratory, survey, and other social science research. May help prepare findings for publication and assist in laboratory analysis, quality control, or data management. Excludes “Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary” (25-9044).

Recommended Majors

Environmental/Natural Resource Economics. Behavioral Sciences. History and Political Science. Psychology, General. Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology. Public Policy Analysis, General. Education Policy Analysis. Health Policy Analysis. International Policy Analysis. Social Sciences, General. Survey Research/Methodology. Economics, General. Applied Economics. Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. Development Economics and International Development. Political Science and Government, General. Political Economy. Sociology, General. Applied/Public Sociology.

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Agricultural and Food Science Technicians Agricultural and Food Scientists Agricultural Technicians Animal Scientists Anthropologists and Archeologists Astronomers

Salary by State (top paying)

State	Median salary
Ohio	$70,670
South Carolina	$66,990
Kansas	$64,080
Georgia	$63,790
District of Columbia	$63,630
Kentucky	$62,800
Maryland	$61,830
New York	$60,110
Massachusetts	$60,110
Arizona	$59,130
North Carolina	$58,410
Oregon	$57,800
Oklahoma	$56,790
New Jersey	$56,350
Florida	$55,980

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Median Annual Salary

$58,040

Projected Growth (10yr)

+4.4%

Avg. annual openings

5.2k

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