Survey Researchers
SOC 19-3022 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $85,858per year
- Projected openings
- 1,090
- Projected change
- 0%
- Usually needs
- Master's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Speaking
- Writing
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Mathematics
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $92,128 | 150 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $81,100 | 420 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $53,569
- A quarter earn under
- $70,767
- Half earn under
- $85,858
- Three quarters earn under
- $122,424
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $176,445
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Scientists | $145,554 | 40,180 | +37.1% |
| Social Science Research Assistants | $61,937 | 8,470 | +7.9% |
| Management Analysts | $103,162 | 154,880 | +11.5% |
| Statisticians | $139,766 | 1,860 | +15.4% |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $96,289 | 122,600 | +9.4% |
Programs that train for this job — 1
Certificate in Digital Marketing & Analytics
California State University, East Bay, University Extension · Hayward · $2,000