Political Scientists
O*NET Code: 19-3094.00
Education Level
Zone 5 - Extensive Prep
Master's/Doctoral degree
Description
Study the origin, development, and operation of political systems. May study topics, such as public opinion, political decisionmaking, and ideology. May analyze the structure and operation of governments, as well as various political entities. May conduct public opinion surveys, analyze election results, or analyze public documents.
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💼 Also Known As
Citizen Participation SpecialistGovernment Affairs ResearcherGovernment Affairs SpecialistHealth Policy AnalystLegislative Affairs SpecialistLegislative AnalystLegislative LiaisonLegislative Policy AnalystLocal Governance SpecialistMedical Policy AnalystPolicy AdvisorPolicy AnalystPolicy OfficerPolicy SpecialistPolitical AdvisorPolitical AidePolitical AnalystPolitical ConsultantPolitical Research ScientistPolitical Researcher
⚡ Skills (16)
Reading Comprehension4/100
Active Listening4/100
Speaking4/100
Active Learning4/100
Writing4/100
Critical Thinking4/100
Social Perceptiveness4/100
Complex Problem Solving4/100
Judgment and Decision Making4/100
Learning Strategies4/100
+ 6 more skills
📚 Knowledge (0)
💪 Abilities (0)
🔧 Technologies & Tools (40)
🔥Adobe Acrobat
Document management software
🔥IBM SPSS Statistics
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🔥Microsoft Access
Data base user interface and query software
🔥Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
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🔥Microsoft Excel
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🔥Microsoft Office software
Office suite software
🔥Microsoft Outlook
Electronic mail software
🔥Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation software
🔥Microsoft SharePoint
Document management software
🔥Microsoft Visio
Process mapping and design software
🔥Microsoft Word
Word processing software
🔥Python
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🔥R
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🔥SAP software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
🔥SAS
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🔥Tableau
Business intelligence and data analysis software
0Bare Bones Software BBEdit
Data base management system software
0CQ Press Political Reference Suite
Data base user interface and query software
0Data visualization software
Analytical or scientific software
0DataMystic TextPipe Pro
Analytical or scientific software
0EBSCO Publishing Academic Search Premier
Information retrieval or search software
0EBSCO Publishing Political Science Complete
Information retrieval or search software
0Email software
Electronic mail software
0Europa World Plus
Information retrieval or search software
0FedStats
Data base user interface and query software
0Gale Expanded Academic ASAP PLUS
Information retrieval or search software
0IDM Computer Solutions UltraEdit
Data base management system software
0Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) database
Data base user interface and query software
0JSTOR database
Information retrieval or search software
0JudgeIt II
Analytical or scientific software
0Library of Congress E-resources Online Catalog
Data base user interface and query software
0Microsoft Publisher
Desktop publishing software
0Oxford Reference Online
Information retrieval or search software
0ProQuest Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) database
Information retrieval or search software
0ProQuest Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
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0Sage Reference Online
Information retrieval or search software
0StataCorp Stata
Analytical or scientific software
0Structure query language SQL
Data base user interface and query software
0WinBUGS
Analytical or scientific software
0Word processing software
Word processing software
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📊 Skills Comparison
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Transition Difficulty: Easy (80% skill overlap)
✅ Transferable Skills (16)
Skills you already have that transfer to the new role
Reading Comprehension
Current: 4Target: 4
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Active Listening
Current: 4Target: 4
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Critical Thinking
Current: 4Target: 4
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Writing
Current: 4Target: 4
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Speaking
Current: 4Target: 4
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Active Learning
Current: 4Target: 4
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Complex Problem Solving
Current: 4Target: 4
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Systems Evaluation
Current: 3Target: 4
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Systems Analysis
Current: 3Target: 4
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Social Perceptiveness
Current: 4Target: 3
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Instructing
Current: 4Target: 3
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Judgment and Decision Making
Current: 4Target: 3
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Mathematics
Current: 3Target: 3
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Learning Strategies
Current: 4Target: 3
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Coordination
Current: 3Target: 3
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