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Research Analyst

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Research Analyst assists with a research program or project analysis. Works in a variety of fields within science or the social sciences, in programs based at a university or research institution, or works on government or industry sponsored research projects. Compile and analyze statistical data using modern and traditional methods to collect it.

Job Outlook

There were 304 Research Analyst job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 10535 in the United States.

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Salary

Many new Research Analyst jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $89,986.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $81,465.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Research Analyst postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $70,712.

Education and Experience

Posted Research Analyst jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education LevelPercentage
Associate's Degree0%
Bachelor's Degree61.93%
Master's Degree34.31%
Doctoral Degree9.25%
Other5.81%

Posted Research Analyst jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of ExperiencePercentage
0 to 2 years39.29%
3 to 5 years46.23%
6 to 8 years10.82%
9+ years3.66%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Research Analyst positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

  • Research (85.16%)
  • Communication (41.55%)
  • Writing (32.64%)
  • Management (27.68%)
  • Detail Oriented (27.26%)
  • Presentations (25.83%)
  • Microsoft Excel (25.41%)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint (19.28%)
  • Planning (18.1%)
  • Problem Solving (18.02%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

  • Data Analysis (41.31%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

  • Statistical Analysis (13.96%)
  • Dashboard (9.7%)
  • Python (Programming Language) (15.46%)
  • Investments (8.04%)
  • Data Collection (25.56%)
  • Data Visualization (13.65%)
  • Market Research (10.66%)
  • Data Management (10.69%)
  • Economics (23.11%)
  • R (Programming Language) (16.51%)
  • Finance (15.34%)
  • Research Methodologies (13.65%)
  • SPSS (Statistical Software) (11.24%)
  • Qualitative Research (8.12%)
  • Marketing (14.35%)
  • Surveys (12.11%)
  • Project Management (18.97%)
  • Research Experiences (9.9%)
  • SQL (Programming Language) (15.66%)
  • Quantitative Research (9.81%)
  • Power BI (7.68%)
  • Social Sciences (12.65%)
  • Statistics (26.81%)
  • SAS (Software) (11.58%)
  • Tableau (Business Intelligence Software) (13.05%)

Distinguishing Skills

A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.

  • Securities Research (4.31%)
  • Institutional Research (8.37%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Research Analyst skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

  • Institutional Research Analyst
  • Research Consultant
  • Prospect Research Analyst
  • Quantitative Research Analyst
  • Equity Research Analyst
  • Operations Research Analyst
  • Consultant Clinical Research Associate
  • Market Research Analyst
  • Clinical Research Analyst

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Research Analyst jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

  • Cardinal Health (124)
  • Mathematica Policy Research (122)
  • Curare (117)
  • University of California (111)
  • University of Chicago (107)
  • The Curare Group (106)
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (94)
  • Intermountain Health (80)
  • Relx (71)
  • Uline (57)

North Carolina

  • Duke University (54)
  • University of North Carolina (41)
  • First Citizens Bank (11)
  • The Curare Group (10)
  • North Carolina State University (10)
  • RTI International (8)
  • Womble Bond Dickinson (Us) Llp (7)
  • Curare (5)
  • Alliance Healthcare (5)
  • Cabarrus County (5)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!