Survey Researchers

SOC 19-3022 · 2024-2034

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.

How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.

The job this trains for

Typical pay in California: $85,858per year
Projected openings: 1,090
Projected change: 0%
Usually needs: Master's degree

Skills this work uses most

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.

Speaking
Writing
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Mathematics

Pay by region

Region	Typical pay in California	Projected openings
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties)	$92,128	150
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)	$81,100	420

Similar work

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.

The job this trains for	Typical pay in California	Projected openings	Projected change
Data Scientists	$145,554	40,180	+37.1%
Social Science Research Assistants	$61,937	8,470	+7.9%
Management Analysts	$103,162	154,880	+11.5%
Statisticians	$139,766	1,860	+15.4%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$96,289	122,600	+9.4%

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