Social Science Research Assistants
SOC 19-4061 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $61,937per year
- Projected openings
- 8,470
- Projected change
- +7.9%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor'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.
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Speaking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $67,555 | 560 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $64,579 | 60 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $61,682 | 40 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $56,706 | 610 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $54,445 | 660 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $53,249 | 540 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $50,465 | 90 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $50,326 | 2,530 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $46,305 | 1,000 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $45,617 | 360 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $38,858 | 70 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | Not reported | 40 |
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% |
| Statisticians | $139,766 | 1,860 | +15.4% |
| Survey Researchers | $85,858 | 1,090 | 0% |
| Natural Sciences Managers | $213,757 | 14,100 | +11.8% |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $131,295 | 41,500 | +9.7% |
| Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary | $50,516 | 28,690 | +2.6% |