Political Scientists Career

The role of Political Scientists is to study the origin, development, and operation of political systems.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $132,020 and $63 per hour. 11 vocational programs could be taken for the Political Scientists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 5,580 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Political Scientists Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Political Scientists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
International/Global Studies	51	$35,829	-	-	-
History and Political Science	1	$32,672	-	-	-
Public Policy Analysis	8	$45,108	-	-	-
International Policy Analysis	1	$43,088	-	-	-
International Relations and Affairs	15	$39,798	-	-	-
National Security Policy Studies	7	$27,108	-	-	-
International Relations and National Security Studies (other)	1	$37,576	-	-	-
Political Science and Government	23	$33,759	-	-	-
American Government and Politics (United States	2	$31,655	-	-	-
Political Economy	3	$44,511	-	-	-
Political Science and Government (other)	9	$39,332	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Political Scientists Career

The following 19 occupations are related to Political Scientists.

Related Occupations toPolitical Scientists
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Legislators	32,460	$68,140	$0
Public Relations Managers	72,760	$159,420	$77
Labor Relations Specialists	62,800	$94,620	$45
Data Scientists	193K	$119,040	$57
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	80,730	$86,710	$42
Economists	16,420	$132,650	$64
Survey Researchers	8,190	$66,670	$32
Sociologists	2,890	$106,710	$51
Urban and Regional Planners	42,690	$85,940	$41
Social Science Research Assistants	30,890	$62,370	$30
Lawyers	731K	$176,470	$85
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	82,980	$113,240	$0
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	12,210	$133,650	$0
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	17,090	$104,910	$0
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	12,870	$97,580	$0
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	14,570	$142,440	$0
History Teachers, Postsecondary	20,610	$93,120	$0
Public Relations Specialists	276K	$77,720	$37
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	107K	$95,930	$46

Vocational Programs for Political Scientists Career

6K

$63.47

$132,020

Vocational Programs to Prepare Political Scientists Career

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