Business & Financial

Market Research Analysts

SOC 13-1161

Measure what customers want and how a market is moving, then brief the decision makers.

Median pay

$79k

$58k to $108k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

87k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's

AI exposure

96%

modeled estimate · 97th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

65/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Active Listening
Writing
Speaking
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.