DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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 "Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary" (25-9044).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	10	3	$24.52/hr	$1.19/hr	$14.78/hr	$15.41/hr	$25.52/hr	$30.19/hr	$35.19/hr
Minnesota	N/A	N/A	$24.82/hr	$1.24/hr	$15.81/hr	$17.45/hr	$25.63/hr	$31.36/hr	$36.86/hr
U S	35,580	2,064	$24.94/hr	$0.37/hr	$13.69/hr	$17.89/hr	$23.08/hr	$29.65/hr	$38.27/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Social Science Research Assistants Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Public Administration 10 $25.52/hr

Other Regional Data For Social Science Research Assistants Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Northeast Minnesota 20 $15.40/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota 10 $25.52/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota 10 $17.58/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota N/A $16.07/hr N/A Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN N/A $26.07/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2020 - 2030
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	310	$13.66/hr	-17.6%
Postal Service Clerks	170	$22.96/hr	-9.9%
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	40	$17.92/hr	1.8%
Traffic Technicians	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Answers public inquiries.
• Prepares reports, using statistics, charts, and graphs, to illustrate planning studies in areas, such as population, land use, or zoning.
• Prepares and updates files and records.
• Conducts interviews and surveys and observes conditions which affect land usage.
• Summarizes information from maps, reports, investigations, and books.