Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists

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2024 Workforce

58.5k

Average Age

41.2

Average Salary

$88,618

Average Male Salary

$96,378

Average Female Salary

$81,605

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Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists are most often employed by the Scientific research & development services industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists was $88,618 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists are District of Columbia (Northeast) PUMA, DC, District of Columbia (South Central) PUMA, DC, and District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists are District of Columbia (Northeast) PUMA, DC, District of Columbia (South Central) PUMA, DC, and District of Columbia (Central) 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 2024 was 58,504 people, of which 52.5% were women and 47.5% 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 (Northeast) PUMA, DC.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

27,770

Male Workforce

± 4.09k

30,734

Female Workforce

± 4.3k

The Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists workforce in 2024 was 58,504 people (52.5% women and 47.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 15.6% between 2014 (50,626) and 2024 (58,504).

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 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Kansas ($406,900), District of Columbia ($136,551), and Rhode Island ($128,155).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$88,618

AVERAGE WAGE

#130 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists earned an average of $88,618, $18,740 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.411

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.411, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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. Scientific research & development services 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 ($316,296).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

58.5k

2024 Workforce

± 5,937

2.24%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.1%

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists employed by various industries. Scientific research & development services employs the largest share of Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists at 35.2%, followed by National security & international affairs with 24.6% and Management, scientific & technical consulting services with 20.4%.

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 2024 was 58,504 people, with 52.5% woman, and 47.5% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists in the workforce is 42.5 and of female Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists is 40, 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 2024 was 58,504 people, with 52.5% woman, and 47.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (8,670 people), 25 to 29 years (7,981 people), and 35 to 39 years (7,905 people). Among them they concentrated 42.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 11.7% of Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists workers were Hispanic and 88.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (46.5%), Puerto Rican (14.2)%, and Cuban (6.97)%

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Races

In 2024, 70.9% of the Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists workforce were White, of which 51.3% were women and 48.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (10.7%) and Black (8.66%).

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 2024 were MILITARY SCIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ART.

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 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Social Sciences (18,540 people), History (4,120 people), and Business (3,578 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 (29,969 people), Bachelors Degree (21,263 people), and Some college (3,169 people).

The graphic shows the Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists workforce by gender and educational level.

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, Critical Thinking.