Survey Researchers
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.
30 alternate job titles:
Analytic Methodologist
Bilingual Field Interviewer
Data Analyst
Data Collection Specialist
Data Collector
Field Collector
Field Data Collector
Field Interviewer
Field Representative
Interviewer
Market Survey Representative
Pollster
Proctor
Research Associate
Research Fellow
Research Interviewer
Research Scientist
Retail Data Collector
Screening Field Interviewer
Survey Analyst
Survey Associate
Survey Interviewer
Survey Methodologist
Survey Questionnaire Designer
Survey Research Analyst
Survey Research Associate
Survey Researcher
Survey Statistician
Telephone Interviewer
Telephone Survey Interviewer
Salary Information
Survey Researchers: $63,380 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations. | Communication |
| Confer with clients to exchange information. | General |
| Classify organisms based on their characteristics or behavior. | General |
| Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys. | General |
| Prepare operational reports. | General |
| Direct scientific activities. | General |
| Train personnel in technical or scientific procedures. | General |
| Write grant proposals. | General |
| Prepare proposals or grant applications to obtain project funding. | General |
| Conduct research on social issues. | Analysis |
| Record research or operational data. | Analysis |
| Collaborate on research activities with scientists or technical specialists. | Analysis |
| Evaluate reports or designs to determine work needs. | Analysis |
| Analyze operational data to evaluate operations, processes or products. | Analysis |
| Plan social sciences research. | Analysis |
| Supervise scientific or technical personnel. | Management |
| Develop training materials. | Development |
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Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software |
| IBM SPSS Statistics | Analytical or scientific software |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software |
| Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP | Web platform development software |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software |
| Microsoft Teams | Project management software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software |
| Oracle PeopleSoft | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Perl | Object or component oriented development software |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software |
| R | Object or component oriented development software |
| SAS | Analytical or scientific software |
| The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software |
| Zoom | Video conferencing software |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software |
| Acarda CallAssist | Expert system software |
| Adobe ColdFusion | Web page creation and editing software |
| Argus Perceptual Mapper | Analytical or scientific software |
| Askiaanalyse | Analytical or scientific software |
| COMCON DataFriend | Presentation software |
| CfMC COSI | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| CfMC SoundSurvent | Interactive voice response software |
| Computer assisted telephone interviewing CATI software | Expert system software |
| DATAN Merlin Fastab | Presentation software |
| Dataxiom StatMost | Analytical or scientific software |
| Dataxiom Xpro | Analytical or scientific software |
| EZ Forms | Desktop publishing software |
| Email software | Electronic mail software |
| FaceTime | Video conferencing software |
| Future Information Research Management Confirmit | Analytical or scientific software |
| Graphics software | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Harmoni ESPRI | Analytical or scientific software |
| KMR software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Memphis Survey Explorer | Analytical or scientific software |
| Merlinco MERLIN | Analytical or scientific software |
| NCSS | Analytical or scientific software |
| P-STAT | Analytical or scientific software |
| Perseus SurveySolutions | Project management software |
| Postal boundary mapping software | Map creation software |
| Power and Precision | Analytical or scientific software |
| Pulsar software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Pulse Train Bellview Scan | Optical character reader OCR or scanning software |
| Pulse Train Bellview Web | Web page creation and editing software |
| Pulse Train Pulser Web | Presentation software |
| QPSMR Limited Reflect | Presentation software |
| Question interchange profile QUIP software | Analytical or scientific software |
| QuestionPro | Analytical or scientific software |
| Random forest software | Analytical or scientific software |
| SDA Survey | Analytical or scientific software |
| STATISTICA | Analytical or scientific software |
| Sales force automation software | Customer relationship management CRM software |
| Salford Systems TreeNet | Analytical or scientific software |
| Sawtooth SSI Web | Desktop publishing software |
| Spreadsheet software | Spreadsheet software |
| StarData | Analytical or scientific software |
| StataCorp Stata | Analytical or scientific software |
| Statgraphics | Analytical or scientific software |
| Statistical Solutions SOLAS | Analytical or scientific software |
| Statistical software | Analytical or scientific software |
| SumQuest | Analytical or scientific software |
| TURBO Spring-Stat | Analytical or scientific software |
| Verity TELEform | Document management software |
| Voxco PRONTO | Analytical or scientific software |
| Voxco StatXP | Analytical or scientific software |
| Word processing software | Word processing software |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software |
| Tableau | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Acarda ForbiddenCalls | Data base user interface and query software |
| Apian SurveyPro | Data base user interface and query software |
| Askia Design | Data base user interface and query software |
| Askia Vista | Data base user interface and query software |
| Askia Web | Data base user interface and query software |
| Askiaface | Data base user interface and query software |
| Askiavoice | Data base user interface and query software |
| Creative Research Survey System | Data base user interface and query software |
| Database software | Data base user interface and query software |
| Gamma Associates mTab | Data base user interface and query software |
| Gravic Principia Remark | Data base user interface and query software |
| Interviewer software | Data base user interface and query software |
| Point-of-View QWriter | Data base user interface and query software |
| Pulse Train Bellview CAPTI | Data base user interface and query software |
| Pulse Train Bellview TCI | Data base user interface and query software |
| Pulse Train Visual QSL | Data base user interface and query software |
| QPSMR Limited CATI | Data base user interface and query software |
| QPSMR Limited Input | Data base user interface and query software |
| QPSMR Limited Insight | Data base user interface and query software |
| Raosoft SURVEYWin | Data base user interface and query software |
| Research Spectrum Survent CATI | Data base user interface and query software |
| Salford Systems CART | Data mining software |
| Scantron Technologies eListen | Data base user interface and query software |
| Snap Survey Software | Data base user interface and query software |
| Viking data editor | Data base user interface and query software |
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Relevant Certifications
Industry certifications that may be valuable for this career role:
| Certification | Issuing Organization | Practice Test |
|---|---|---|
| Insights Professional Certification | Insights Association | Not Available |
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