Career fit quiz

Is Social Science Research Assistant the Right Career for You?

A quick, free 8-question quiz to see how well the social science research assistant career fits your personality, preferences and goals.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How this quiz works

Rate how much you agree with each statement. The quiz compares your answers with the realities of the social science research assistant job and gives you an honest fit score in under two minutes. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.

Statement 1 of 8I like research
Statement 2 of 8I’m organized
Statement 3 of 8I like data
Statement 4 of 8I might go to grad school
Statement 5 of 8I’m reliable
Statement 6 of 8I want mentorship
Statement 7 of 8I’m willing to spend about Entry-level with a degree training for this career
Statement 8 of 8A typical salary around $61,990 a year would meet my needs

What this career really involves

Social science research assistants assist social scientists in laboratory, survey and other social science research.

  • Recruit participants
  • Collect data
  • Enter and clean data
  • Run basic analyses
  • Review literature

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