Vocational Programs for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Career

The role of Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists is to research conditions in local, regional, national, or online markets.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $83,190 and $40 per hour. 16 vocational programs could be taken for the Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 846,370 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists is $17,590. The average length of the programs is 480 hours and the average completion time is 19.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Career

The following 16 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management	5	$36,410	-	-	-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management	26	$24,786	-	-	-
Business Analytics	15	$32,151	-	-	-
Applied Economics	2	$38,035	-	-	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	205	$14,000	$440	480 Hours	19.00 Months
Marketing Research	14	$30,587	-	-	-
International Marketing	4	$33,728	-	-	-
Digital Marketing	39	$31,242	-	-	-
Marketing (other)	21	$28,042	-	-	-
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations	3	$33,366	-	-	-
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations	21	$20,529	-	-	-
Tourism Promotion Operations	5	-	-	-	-
Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations	6	$28,568	-	-	-
Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations	7	$21,180	$2,400	-	-
Special Products Marketing Operations	8	$29,026	-	-	-
Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations	5	$30,640	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Career

The following 25 occupations are related to Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists.

Related Occupations toMarket Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Advertising and Promotions Managers	20,630	$152,620	$73
Marketing Managers	369K	$166,410	$80
Sales Managers	576K	$157,610	$76
Public Relations Managers	72,760	$159,420	$77
Management Analysts	838K	$115,530	$56
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	846K	$83,190	$40
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,103K	$89,130	$43
Financial and Investment Analysts	325K	$112,950	$54
Personal Financial Advisors	272K	$150,670	$72
Financial Risk Specialists	55,290	$118,950	$57
Financial Specialists, All Other	123K	$89,650	$43
Computer Systems Analysts	499K	$110,800	$53
Database Administrators	76,140	$104,810	$50
Software Developers	1,657K	$138,110	$66
Web Developers	85,350	$95,570	$46
Web and Digital Interface Designers	111K	$108,820	$52
Computer Occupations, All Other	437K	$112,430	$54
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Survey Researchers	8,190	$66,670	$32
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	82,980	$113,240	$0
Public Relations Specialists	276K	$77,720	$37
Writers and Authors	49,450	$87,590	$42
Advertising Sales Agents	108K	$75,820	$36
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	480K	$109,710	$53
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,142K	$81,080	$39

Schools offering vocational programs for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

The following 336 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.