Science
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.
Median salary
$58,040
Typical range
$36k – $101k
Job outlook
+4% (faster than average)
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Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
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Social Science Research Assistants Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Social Science Research Assistants
Entry / Junior
$36,410
~2 yrs to advance
Social Science Research Assistants
Established
$58,040
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Social Science Research Assistants
Senior
$79,330
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Design and create special programs for tasks such as statistical analysis and data entry and cleaning.
- •Provide assistance with the preparation of project-related reports, manuscripts, and presentations.
- •Prepare tables, graphs, fact sheets, and written reports summarizing research results.
- •Perform descriptive and multivariate statistical analyses of data, using computer software.
- •Verify the accuracy and validity of data entered in databases, correcting any errors.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Science
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- California Institute of Technology3% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- Stanford University4% admit · $122,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
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