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Job Description
Plan, develop, or conduct surveys. May analyze and interpret the meaning of survey data, determine survey objectives, or suggest or test question wording. Includes social scientists who primarily design questionnaires or supervise survey teams.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-3022.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 59,950.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 28.00
- Currently, there are 11,930 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Survey Researchers”.
Also Known As…
- Survey Researchers
- Telephone Interviewer
- Survey Director
- Study Director
- Research Methodologist
- Research Interviewer
- Research Fellow
- Research Associate
- Research Assistant
- Market Survey Representative
- Field Interviewer
- Survey Statistician
- Survey Researcher
- Survey Research Manager
- Survey Research Center Director
- Survey Research Associate
- Survey Research Analyst
- Survey Questionnaire Designer
- Survey Operations Director
- Survey Methodologist
- Survey Associate
- Survey Analyst
- Recruiter
- Consultant
Tasks for “Pollster”
- Review, classify, and record survey data in preparation for computer analysis.
- Direct and review the work of staff members, including survey support staff and interviewers who gather survey data.
- Consult with clients to identify survey needs and specific requirements, such as special samples.
- Analyze data from surveys, old records, or case studies, using statistical software.
- Write training manuals to be used by survey interviewers.
- Determine and specify details of survey projects, including sources of information, procedures to be used, and the design of survey instruments and materials.
- Support, plan, and coordinate operations for single or multiple surveys.
- Hire and train recruiters and data collectors.
- Prepare and present summaries and analyses of survey data, including tables, graphs, and fact sheets that describe survey techniques and results.
- Conduct surveys and collect data, using methods such as interviews, questionnaires, focus groups, market analysis surveys, public opinion polls, literature reviews, and file reviews.
- Monitor and evaluate survey progress and performance, using sample disposition reports and response rate calculations.
- Conduct research to gather information about survey topics.
- Collaborate with other researchers in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of surveys.
- Direct updates and changes in survey implementation and methods.
- Produce documentation of the questionnaire development process, data collection methods, sampling designs, and decisions related to sample statistical weighting.
Related Technology & Tools
- Personal computers
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Tablet computers
- Optical character readers
- Notebook computers
- Scanners
- Laser printers
- Statistical software
- Raosoft SURVEYWin
- QPSMR Limited Insight
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Statistical Solutions SOLAS
- Microsoft Excel
- Dataxiom StatMost
- Creative Research Survey System
- Spreadsheet software
- Askia Analyse
- Web browser software
- Graphics software
- CfMC SoundSurvent
- Merlinco MERLIN
- Askia Design
- Sawtooth SSI Web
- Voxco StatXP
- COMCON DataFriend
- Pulse Train Bellview CAPTI
- Postal boundary mapping software
- EZ Forms
- Oracle PeopleSoft
- Snap Survey Software
- Point-of-View QWriter
- Python
- Adobe Systems Adobe Cold Fusion
- Askia Voice
- Structured query language SQL
- Random forest software
- P-STAT
- SDA Survey
- Word processing software
- Pulse Train Visual QSL
- TURBO Spring-Stat
- Perseus SurveySolutions
- Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
- Scantron Technologies eListen
- Tableau
- Askia Face
- NCSS
- Statgraphics
- DATAN Merlin Fastab
- Computer assisted telephone interviewing CATI software
- SAS
- Microsoft Office
- Oracle Java
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Pulse Train Bellview Scan
- Microsoft Project
- Gamma Associates mTab
- KMR software
- Microsoft Word
- Pulsar software
- ETABS
- Voxco PRONTO
- Future Information Research Management Confirmit
- Email software
- QuestionPro
- Askia Vista
- Pulse Train Bellview TCI
- Research Spectrum Survent CATI
- Verity TELEform
- Gravic Principia Remark
- Salford Systems CART
- STATISTICA
- QPSMR Limited Reflect
- Askia Web
- StarData
- Acarda ForbiddenCalls
- QPSMR Limited Input
- Viking data editor
- Acarda CallAssist
- Pulse Train Bellview Web
- Memphis Survey Explorer
- QPSMR Limited CATI
- CfMC COSI
- Question interchange profile QUIP software
- Harmoni ESPRI
- Microsoft Access
- StataCorp Stata
- Extensible markup language XML
- Power and Precision
- Salford Systems TreeNet
- Interviewer software
- SumQuest
- C++
- R
- Argus Perceptual Mapper
- Pulse Train Pulser Web
- Database software
- Apian SurveyPro
- JavaScript
- SPSS
- Dataxiom Xpro