Survey Researchers

Also Called:

Research Associate,

Research Scientist,

Survey Methodologist,

Survey Researcher

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.

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Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

Career Cluster

What do they typically do on the job?

  • Conduct surveys and collect data, using methods such as interviews, questionnaires, focus groups, market analysis surveys, public opinion polls, literature reviews, and file reviews.
  • Prepare and present summaries and analyses of survey data, including tables, graphs, and fact sheets that describe survey techniques and results.
  • Consult with clients to identify survey needs and specific requirements, such as special samples.

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.

Intellectual Curiosity

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Cooperation

Achievement Orientation

Interests

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Abilities

Whether you have received formal training or not, these types of abilities are helpful in this career.

Verbal

  • Communicate by writing

  • Read and understand what is written

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

  • Order or arrange things

Skills

People who want to pursue this career have skills in these areas.

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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  • Identify how your interests, values, and strengths match this occupation
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Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop