Survey Researchers
Also called:
Research Fellow, Field Interviewer, Research Associate, Research Interviewer
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- Support, plan, and coordinate operations for single or multiple surveys.
- Review, classify, and record survey data in preparation for computer analysis.
- Determine and specify details of survey projects, including sources of information, procedures to be used, and the design of survey instruments and materials.
Arts and Humanities
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- sociology and anthropology
Business
- customer service
- management
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Math
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
Memory
- remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps
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People interested in this work like activities that include
ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Analytical Thinking
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Cooperation
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You might use software like this on the job:
Analytical or scientific software
- Memphis Survey Explorer
- Salford Systems TreeNet
Data base user interface and query software
- Acarda ForbiddenCalls
- Pulse Train Bellview TCI
Presentation software
- COMCON DataFriend
- DATAN Merlin Fastab
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master's degree or
bachelor's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$40,150
per year, on average
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