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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.
What a social science research assistant does
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If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good social science research assistant
- Reading work related information.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $23 per hour with an average salary of $48,200 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $19 and $24 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $39,400 and $50,300 per year.
Social Science Research Assistant job outlook
- There are 429 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 116 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.