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Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

The short answer

This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to hold steady over the next decade, with about 7,782 openings expected each year.

Step 1

Where your job stands

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.

How much AI could touch this job

More exposedband 4 of 5
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Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about half of this job's tasks.

What this means

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.

Step 2

What AI can and can’t help with in this job

The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.

AI can help with or automate nearly every task in this job.

Tasks AI can help with or automate

  1. Prepare reports of findings, illustrating data graphically and translating complex findings into written text.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  2. Manage tracking and reporting of search-related activities and provide analyses to marketing executives.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  3. Optimize digital assets, such as text, graphics, or multimedia assets, for search engine optimization (SEO) or for display and usability on internet-connected devices.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  4. Collect and analyze Web metrics, such as visits, time on site, page views per visit, transaction volume and revenue, traffic mix, click-through rates, conversion rates, cost per acquisition, or cost per click.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

  5. Participate in the development or implementation of online marketing strategy.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

Step 3

Jobs you could switch to

If you're thinking about a change, these are jobs your experience already fits—related work you could move into. Pick your area to see local options.

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The closest matches by the skills they use—each has projected openings in New York State, pays within reach of your job now, and is no more exposed to AI than your job. Each card shows what the move would take.

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    What the move takes

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    Getting ready typically takes two to four years.

    Skills you already have

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    Getting ready typically takes two to four years.

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    What the move takes

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    Getting ready typically takes two to four years.

    Skills you already have

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    What the move takes

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    Getting ready typically takes two to four years.

    Skills you already have

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    New skills to build

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    Pays about 84% more—$184,239 vs your $100,230 here.

    What the move takes

    Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with 5 years or more of experience.

    Getting ready typically takes two to four years.

    Skills you already have

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    New skills to build

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    What the move takes

    A step up—usually requires a doctoral or professional degree.

    Getting ready typically takes more than four years.

    Skills you already have

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    New skills to build

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