Survey Researcher
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Survey Researcher designs and conducts surveys, and analyzes data collected in surveys, including internet, phone, mail or personal interview surveys. Creates surveys designed to collect marketing information, information for scientific research, or public opinion information. Uses statistical analysis to look at how well a survey sample represents a larger population.
Job Outlook
There were 375 Survey Researcher job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 10436 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Survey Researcher industry, which includes the Survey Researcher career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Survey Researcher 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 $63,511.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $62,515.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Survey Researcher postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $54,610.
Education and Experience
Posted Survey Researcher 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 Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 7.91% |
| Master's Degree | 3.65% |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.77% |
| Other | 42.38% |
Posted Survey Researcher 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 Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 91.06% |
| 3 to 5 years | 4.97% |
| 6 to 8 years | 2.59% |
| 9+ years | 1.38% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Survey Researcher 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.
- Smartphone Operation (32.3%)
- Collections (28.24%)
- Good Driving Record (27.53%)
- Honesty (27.16%)
- Self-Motivation (24.11%)
- Sales (23.36%)
- Research (21.93%)
- Customer Service (14%)
- Communication (11.81%)
- Web Browsers (9.78%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Online Surveys (Evaluation Methods) (29.94%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Data Analysis (3.51%)
- Economics (14.78%)
- Data Collection (21.86%)
- Surveying (3.74%)
- Geographic Information Systems (1.34%)
- Purchasing (15.79%)
- Data Entry (15.56%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Survey Researcher skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Field Data Collector
- Field Collector
- Data Collector
- Survey Associate
- Field Representative
- Store Scanning Specialist
- Online Survey Taker
- Data Integrity Analyst
- Retail Data Collector
- Collections Representative
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Survey Researcher jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- RetailData (2172)
- Norc At The University Of Chicago (685)
- Rd Holdings (590)
- NORC (447)
- PayPal (197)
- Retail Odyssey (187)
- Westat (164)
- Class Valuation (108)
- Appen (78)
- Mathematica Policy Research (76)
North Carolina
- RetailData (79)
- Norc At The University Of Chicago (26)
- Rd Holdings (20)
- Wake Forest Baptist Health (12)
- Actalent (9)
- NORC (9)
- University of North Carolina (8)
- PayPal (4)
- The Gel Group (4)
- Atrium Health Floyd (3)
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!
All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.