UX Researchers
Study how real people use products and translate findings into design improvements.
At a glance
Modeled AI exposure for UX Researchers ranks at the 99th percentile; displacement risk is very high and works-with-AI 6/100, tilting toward AI replacing tasks. Typical entry-level education is a bachelor's degree. This occupation has no wage or outlook of its own in the BLS tables; the figures above are borrowed or estimated, so the summary does not quote them. Modeled AI exposure for Mathematicians is 8 points lower.
Similar pay in Computer & Math
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Speaking
- Monitoring
Pay and jobs by state: Computer Occupations, All Other
Figures for Computer Occupations, All Other. BLS reports no numbers for UX Researchers on its own; these are BLS's figures for that occupation. BLS OEWS May 2025, 50 states and DC. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 80,150 | 4.4 | 1.6× | $134k |
| Texas | 57,020 | 4.1 | 1.4× | $112k |
| Georgia | 20,630 | 4.2 | 1.5× | $105k |
| Maryland | 19,060 | 6.9 | 2.5× | $145k |
| Washington DC | 17,200 | 24.5 | 8.8× | $157k |
| Virginia | 17,000 | 4.1 | 1.5× | $139k |
| North Carolina | 15,090 | 3.1 | 1.1× | $105k |
| Pennsylvania | 14,580 | 2.4 | 0.9× | $107k |
| Washington | 14,360 | 4.0 | 1.4× | $129k |
| Missouri | 14,340 | 4.9 | 1.7× | $101k |
All 50 states and DC
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 13,710 | 1.4 | 0.5× | $105k |
| New Jersey | 12,010 | 2.8 | 1.0× | $108k |
| Colorado | 11,800 | 4.1 | 1.5× | $140k |
| New York | 11,460 | 1.2 | 0.4× | $117k |
| Illinois | 11,160 | 1.8 | 0.7× | $99k |
| Tennessee | 10,930 | 3.3 | 1.2× | $76k |
| Michigan | 7,440 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $106k |
| Utah | 6,680 | 3.8 | 1.4× | $97k |
| Massachusetts | 6,170 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $110k |
| Ohio | 6,150 | 1.1 | 0.4× | $110k |
| Arizona | 5,510 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $105k |
| Louisiana | 5,020 | 2.6 | 0.9× | $77k |
| Wisconsin | 4,680 | 1.6 | 0.6× | $88k |
| South Carolina | 4,300 | 1.9 | 0.7× | $112k |
| Minnesota | 4,180 | 1.4 | 0.5× | $92k |
| Iowa | 3,850 | 2.5 | 0.9× | $107k |
| West Virginia | 3,380 | 4.8 | 1.7× | $107k |
| Indiana | 3,340 | 1.0 | 0.4× | $94k |
| Oklahoma | 3,320 | 1.9 | 0.7× | $103k |
| Connecticut | 3,100 | 1.8 | 0.7× | $128k |
| Alabama | 2,630 | 1.2 | 0.4× | $106k |
| Nevada | 2,610 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $100k |
| Oregon | 2,450 | 1.2 | 0.4× | $97k |
| Nebraska | 2,280 | 2.2 | 0.8× | $92k |
| Hawaii | 2,080 | 3.3 | 1.2× | $120k |
| Kentucky | 1,850 | 0.9 | 0.3× | $89k |
| New Mexico | 1,650 | 1.9 | 0.7× | $127k |
| Mississippi | 1,450 | 1.2 | 0.5× | $87k |
| Kansas | 1,340 | 0.9 | 0.3× | $103k |
| Vermont | 1,320 | 4.3 | 1.6× | $112k |
| Arkansas | 1,120 | 0.9 | 0.3× | $87k |
| Idaho | 1,040 | 1.2 | 0.4× | $99k |
| New Hampshire | 970 | 1.4 | 0.5× | $92k |
| Maine | 900 | 1.4 | 0.5× | $108k |
| Delaware | 860 | 1.8 | 0.6× | $137k |
| Rhode Island | 830 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $102k |
| North Dakota | 730 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $78k |
| Alaska | 710 | 2.2 | 0.8× | $106k |
| Montana | 540 | 1.1 | 0.4× | $82k |
| South Dakota | 240 | 0.5 | 0.2× | $105k |
| Wyoming | 170 | 0.6 | 0.2× | $95k |
Top metro areas
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA20,060 jobs · $110k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX19,540 jobs · $127k median
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA16,930 jobs · $162k median
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA16,680 jobs · $184k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ16,230 jobs · $127k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA13,750 jobs · $109k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX11,460 jobs · $105k median
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA10,710 jobs · $136k median
Where this ranks
Explore UX Researchers interactively →BLS does not publish this occupation on its own. Pay and outlook here are BLS's figures for Computer Occupations, All Other (SOC 15-1299), the closest published occupation, so the real figures for this job could sit either side of them. Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.