DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Study human society and social behavior by examining the groups and social institutions that people form, as well as various social, religious, political, and business organizations. May study the behavior and interaction of groups, trace their origin and growth, and analyze the influence of group activities on individual members.

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
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	$28.88/hr	$1.04/hr	$22.33/hr	$25.45/hr	$28.35/hr	$31.92/hr	$37.01/hr
Minnesota	60	28	$28.23/hr	$0.73/hr	$20.42/hr	$24.96/hr	$27.99/hr	$31.44/hr	$36.75/hr
U S	2,630	200	$44.00/hr	$1.14/hr	$22.79/hr	$30.34/hr	$40.52/hr	$52.70/hr	$68.87/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	13,390	$65,976/yr	N/A
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	2,570	$117,709/yr	N/A
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,980	$42.56/hr	N/A
Urban and Regional Planners	710	$41.12/hr	N/A
Anthropologists and Archeologists	10	$45.31/hr	N/A
Political Scientists	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Collects and analyzes scientific data concerning social phenomena, such as community, associations, social institutions, ethnic minorities, and social change.
• Plans and directs research on crime and prevention, group relations in industrial organization, urban communities, and physical environment and technology.
• Develops approaches to solution of group's problems, based on findings and incorporating sociological research and study in related disciplines.
• Constructs and tests methods of data collection.
• Develops research designs on basis of existing knowledge and evolving theory.
• Observes group interaction and interviews group members to identify problems and collect data related to factors, such as group organization and authority relationships.
• Collects information and makes judgments through observation, interview, and review of documents.
• Develops intervention procedures, utilizing techniques such as interviews, consultations, role playing, and participant observation of group interaction, to facilitate solution.
• Analyzes and evaluates data.
• Directs work of statistical clerks, statisticians, and others.
• Collaborates with research workers in other disciplines.
• Prepares publications and reports on subjects, such as social factors which affect health, demographic characteristics, and social and racial discrimination in society.
• Interprets methods employed and findings to individuals within agency and community.
• Consults with lawmakers, administrators, and other officials who deal with problems of social change.
• Monitors group interaction and role affiliations to evaluate progress and to determine need for additional change.