Billy Ross
Career Planning
Career Report
29 October 2012

Career Report Marking Research Analyst What they do: * Monitor and forecast marketing and sales trends * Measure the effectiveness of marketing programs and strategies * Devise and evaluate methods for collecting data, such as surveys, questionnaires, or opinion polls * Gather data about consumers, competitors, and market conditions * Analyze data using statistical software * Convert complex data and findings into understandable tables, graphs, and written reports * Prepare reports and present results to clients or management

Important skills:

Analytical skills: Market research analysts must be able to understand large amounts of data and information. Communication skills: Market research analysts need strong communication skills when gathering information and interpreting and presenting results to clients. Critical-thinking skills: Market research analysts must assess all available information and use it to determine what marketing strategy would work best for a company. Detail oriented: Market research analysts must be detail oriented because they often do precise data analysis.
Hours/Wages/Working Conditions:
A 40-hour week is common in this field with making a median salary of $30.28 an hour or $62,982 a year. Working conditions are sometimes in an office, presenting presentations to colleagues or traveling to other corporations to promote something or gather data. Also may need to work with