Market research analyst

Market research analysts and other marketing specialists in the past two years added 31,335 jobs. That's a growth rate of 10 percent, according to CareerBuilder and EMSI. An analyst who gathers information on potential sales of a product or service, or researches market conditions earns a median salary of $30.04 per hour. Click here to view the positions' wage curve.

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