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Social and Humanities Scientists

Social and humanities scientists study and analyse human behaviour and the origin, structure and characteristics of language undertake research in areas such as sociology, economics, politics, archaeology, history, philosophy, literature, the arts organise the collection of qualitative and quantitative information and perform subsequent analyses.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£20,312
£35,152
£59,477

New workers start around £20,312. Normal pay is £35,152 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £59,477.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 32,458 vacancies for this type of job

5.84%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Addresses conferences and publishes articles detailing the methodology and results of research undertaken.

  • Undertakes analyses of data, presents results of research to sponsors, the media and other interested organisations.

  • Administers questionnaires, carries out interviews, organises focus groups and implements other social research tools.

  • Identifies, compiles and analyses economic, demographic, legal, political, social and other data to address research objectives.

  • Traces the evolution of word and language forms, compares grammatical structures and analyses the relationships between ancient, parent and modern languages.

  • Undertakes research across the humanities that furthers understanding of human culture and creativity.

  • Studies society and the manner in which people behave and impact upon the world.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Geographic Information Systems

  • ArcGIS (GIS Software)

  • Social Sciences

  • Project Management

  • Python (Programming Language)

  • Fundraising

  • Data Analysis

  • Poverty Reduction

  • Archaeology

  • Economics

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Research

  • Communication

  • Writing

  • Management

  • Planning

  • Innovation

  • Verbal Communication Skills

  • Detail Oriented

  • Leadership

  • Presentations

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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  • Social Science

    University of Brighton

    BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Brighton · 23/09/2024

    Tariff points: 104/120

  • Sociology

    Liverpool Hope University

    BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 23/09/2024

    Tariff points: 72/72

  • Sociology

    Edge Hill University

    BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Ormskirk · 30/09/2024

    Tariff points: 104/112

  • Sociology

    University of Leicester

    BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leicester · 23/09/2024

    Tariff points: 120/128

  • Sociology

    University of Wolverhampton

    BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Wolverhampton · 16/09/2024

    Tariff points: 96/96

  • Social Sciences

    University of the West of Scotland

    BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Hamilton · 09/2024

    Tariff points: 114/114

  • Social Sciences

    University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)

    HNC · 1 Year · Full-time · Thurso · 09/2024

    Tariff points: 21/24

  • Sociology (with Foundation Year)

    Bishop Grosseteste University

    BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Lincoln · 23/09/2024

    Tariff points: N/A

  • Sociology

    Aberystwyth University

    BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Aberystwyth · 23/09/2024

    Tariff points: 96/120

  • Sociology (with Foundation Year)

    Teesside University

    BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Middlesbrough · 16/09/2024

    Tariff points: 32/64