Occupational Employment Statistics
19-4061 Social Science Research Assistants
Assist social scientists in laboratory, survey, and other social science research. May help prepare findings for publication and assist in laboratory analysis, quality control, or data management. Excludes “Graduate Teaching Assistants" (25-1191).
| Professional and Business Services | 290 | $22.71/hr |
| Education and Health Services | N/A | N/A |
| Other Services | N/A | N/A |
| Public Administration | N/A | N/A |
- Collect specimens such as blood samples, as required by research projects.
- Allocate and manage laboratory space and resources.
- Obtain informed consent of research subjects or their guardians.
- Administer standardized tests to research subjects, or interview them to collect research data.
- Perform data entry and other clerical work as required for project completion.
- Track research participants, and perform any necessary follow-up tasks.
- Supervise the work of survey interviewers.
- Screen potential subjects to determine their suitability as study participants.
- Conduct internet-based and library research.
- Supervise the work of survey interviewers.