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	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	Sales Managers	Management Analysts	Advertising and Promotions Managers	Marketing Managers	Statisticians
SUMMARY	29% Low Risk	11% Minimal Risk	19% Minimal Risk	22% Low Risk	21% Low Risk	22% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	6.3/10	7.9/10	8.1/10	5.6/10	7.3/10	6.2/10
POLLING	53% (Moderate Risk, Based on 394 votes)	37% (Low Risk, Based on 609 votes)	37% (Low Risk, Based on 262 votes)	38% (Low Risk, Based on 80 votes)	54% (Moderate Risk, Based on 1,653 votes)	44% (Moderate Risk, Based on 533 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	6.7%	4.7%	8.8%	-2.2%	6.6%	8.5%
WAGES	$76,950 or $36.99 per hour	$138,060 or $66.37 per hour	$101,190 or $48.65 per hour	$126,960 or $61.03 per hour	$161,030 or $77.41 per hour	$103,300 or $49.66 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	861,140	603,710	893,900	21,100	384,980	29,800
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DESCRIPTION	Research conditions in local, regional, national, or online markets. Gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or plan a marketing or advertising campaign. May gather information on competitors, prices, sales, and methods of marketing and distribution. May employ search marketing tactics, analyze web metrics, and develop recommendations to increase search engine ranking and visibility to target markets.	Plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers.	Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Includes program analysts and management consultants.	Plan, direct, or coordinate advertising policies and programs or produce collateral materials, such as posters, contests, coupons, or giveaways, to create extra interest in the purchase of a product or service for a department, an entire organization, or on an account basis.	Plan, direct, or coordinate marketing policies and programs, such as determining the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors, and identify potential customers. Develop pricing strategies with the goal of maximizing the firm's profits or share of the market while ensuring the firm's customers are satisfied. Oversee product development or monitor trends that indicate the need for new products and services.	Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. May specialize in fields such as biostatistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians.

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