Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists

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2023 Workforce

57.2k

Average Age

40.7

Average Salary

$87,141

Average Male Salary

$95,124

Average Female Salary

$79,870

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Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists are most often employed by the uninformed industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists was $87,141 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists are District of Columbia (South Central) PUMA, DC, District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, and Alexandria City PUMA, VA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists are District of Columbia (South Central) PUMA, DC, District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, and District of Columbia (Northeast) PUMA, DC.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists workforce. Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists workforce in N/A was N/A people, of which N/A% were women and N/A% were men. Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists are paid most in District of Columbia (West) PUMA, DC but are relatively concentrated in District of Columbia (South Central) PUMA, DC.

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Kansas ($402,354), District of Columbia ($144,059), and Rhode Island ($119,616).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$87,141

AVERAGE WAGE

#119 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists earned an average of $87,141, $19,414 more than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

Gender

0.417

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.417, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists and on wages for those in the field. uninformed is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($290,497).

Occupations by Industries

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57.2k

2023 Workforce

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1 YEAR GROWTH

± 13.7%

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists employed by various industries. uninformed employs the largest share of Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists at 33.4%, followed by Scientific research & development services with 29.7% and Management, scientific & technical consulting services with 19%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists in the workforce is 42 and of female Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists is 39.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were N/A years (N/A people), N/A years (N/A people), and N/A years (N/A people). Among them they concentrated N/A% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

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In 2023, 11.1% of Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists workers were Hispanic and 88.9% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In 2023, 72.9% of the Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists workforce were White, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (9.81%) and Black (7.73%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists is Social Sciences but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Social Sciences.

Among the necessary skills for Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists need more than the average amount of Science.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Social Sciences (18,096 people), History (4,343 people), and Business (3,433 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists workers were Graduate Degree (30,128 people), Bachelors Degree (19,682 people), and Some college (3,109 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Writing, Active Listening.