- Based on 211 Jobtrees users who were a Research Analyst in their career, on average, they have 3.15 years of experience and 3 jobs prior to this one. They spend 3.2 years on average in this job building experience and earn $70K per year before moving on.
- 4% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Research Analyst are Data Scientist, Senior Research Analyst and Epidemiologist. Data Scientist, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs. While Data Scientist isn't from the Research Analyst job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Research Analyst shown by Senior Research Analyst also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Intern, Fellow and Chief Operating Officer as they commonly lead to Research Analyst as well. Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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- The most common career steps to get to Research Analyst are Research Assistant, Research Associate and Data Scientist based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- While Research Assistant is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Research Analyst that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Research Analyst career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Research Analyst so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Research Assistant isn't from the same job family as Research Analyst, Research Analyst, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Research Associate also being a common career path to Research Analyst.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Research Analyst, you should also consider Marketing Manager, Research Intern and Business Development Manager as they commonly lead to Research Analyst as well.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Research Analyst are Master Of Business Administration (mba), Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Physics Education, and Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Psychology. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Research Assistant being on the path to and from Research Analyst. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Research Analyst is part of the Research Analyst job family which has a limited number of unique role types (11) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Research Analyst are Operations Research Analyst.