Political Scientists
Tasks Include:
- Teach political science.
- Disseminate research results through academic publications, written reports, or public presentations.
- Identify issues for research and analysis.
- Develop and test theories, using information from interviews, newspapers, periodicals, case law, historical papers, polls, or statistical sources.
- Maintain current knowledge of government policy decisions.
- Collect, analyze, and interpret data, such as election results and public opinion surveys, reporting on findings, recommendations, and conclusions.
- Interpret and analyze policies, public issues, legislation, or the operations of governments, businesses, and organizations.
- Evaluate programs and policies, and make related recommendations to institutions and organizations.
- Write drafts of legislative proposals, and prepare speeches, correspondence, and policy papers for governmental use.
- Forecast political, economic, and social trends.
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Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +1.2%
National: +6.3%
Education
Doctoral Degree
Job Zone:
Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$128,020.00
State
$138,990.00
Regional
Political Scientists
Description
Career Cluster: | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics |
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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Political Scientists
Education
Required Level of Education
- Doctoral Degree = 88.46%
- Master's Degree = 7.69%
- Post-Doctoral Training = 3.85%
Related Work Experience
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 28%
- None = 24%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 24%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 12%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 12%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 42.31%
- Up to and including 1 month = 26.92%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 11.54%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 7.69%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 7.69%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 3.85%
On-the-Job Training
- None or short demonstration = 60%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 16%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 12%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 4%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 4%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4%
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Political Scientists
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Teach political science.
- Disseminate research results through academic publications, written reports, or public presentations.
- Identify issues for research and analysis.
- Develop and test theories, using information from interviews, newspapers, periodicals, case law, historical papers, polls, or statistical sources.
- Maintain current knowledge of government policy decisions.
- Collect, analyze, and interpret data, such as election results and public opinion surveys, reporting on findings, recommendations, and conclusions.
- Interpret and analyze policies, public issues, legislation, or the operations of governments, businesses, and organizations.
- Forecast political, economic, and social trends.
- Advise political science students.
- Serve on committees.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Evaluate programs and policies, and make related recommendations to institutions and organizations.
- Write drafts of legislative proposals, and prepare speeches, correspondence, and policy papers for governmental use.
- Consult with and advise government officials, civic bodies, research agencies, the media, political parties, and others concerned with political issues.
- Provide media commentary or criticism related to public policy and political issues and events.
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Political Scientists
Additional Resources
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The American Anthropological Association
4350 N. Fairfax Dr.
Suite 640
Arlington, VA 22203-1620
http://www.aaanet.org
For information about careers in archaeology, contact:
Society for American Archaeology
900 2nd St. NE.
Suite 12
Washington, DC 20002-3557
http://www.saa.org
Archaeological Institute of America
656 Beacon St.
Boston, MA 02215-2006
http://www.archaeological.org
For information about careers in geography, contact:
Association of American Geographers
1710 16th St. NW.
Washington, DC 20009-3198
http://www.aag.org
Information on careers for historians is available from:
American Historical Association
400 A St. SE.
Washington, DC 20003-3889
http://www.theaha.org
Organization of American Historians
112 North Bryan Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47408-4199
http://www.oah.org
American Association for State and Local History
1717 Church St.
Nashville, TN 37203-2991
http://www.aaslh.org
For information about careers in political science, contact:
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
1120 G St. NW.
Suite 730
Washington, DC 20005-3869
http://www.naspaa.org
Information about careers in sociology is available from:
American Sociological Association
1307 New York Ave. NW.
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005-4712
http://www.asanet.org
For information about careers in demography, contact:
Population Association of America
8630 Fenton St.
Suite 722
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3812
http://www.popassoc.org
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Political Scientists
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
91.25 | Law and Government | Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. |
85.50 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
81.75 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
60.50 | History and Archeology | Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures. |
59.50 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
57.00 | Communications and Media | Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. |
54.75 | Sociology and Anthropology | Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins. |
53.00 | Geography | Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
52.00 | Philosophy and Theology | Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture. |
50.00 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Political Scientists
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
81.25 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
78.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
78.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
78.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
75.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
75.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
68.75 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
65.50 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
65.50 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
62.50 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
62.50 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
53.00 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
50.00 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
50.00 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
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Political Scientists
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
90.50 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
78.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
78.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
75.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
75.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
75.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
72.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
68.75 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
65.50 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
65.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
56.25 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
53.00 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
53.00 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
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Political Scientists
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
95.00 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
94.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
92.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
90.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
88.50 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
88.00 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
87.00 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
80.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
80.00 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
78.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
76.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
72.00 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
71.25 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
71.25 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
69.00 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
64.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
63.50 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
63.00 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
61.50 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
61.50 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
58.00 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
56.00 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
55.75 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
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Political Scientists
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
95.25 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
87.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
85.50 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
85.50 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
83.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
83.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
81.75 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
73.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
71.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
68.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
65.50 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
63.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
57.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
53.75 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
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Political Scientists
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
77.83 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
77.83 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
72.17 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
66.67 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
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Political Scientists
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
100.00 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
97.00 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
96.20 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
93.60 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
90.00 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
86.40 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
83.80 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
80.80 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
78.40 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
76.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
74.40 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
72.00 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
65.40 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
61.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
60.80 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
58.40 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
56.60 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
54.40 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
52.40 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
50.00 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
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Political Scientists
Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- Job Training
- Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, physician assistants, and veterinarians.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $65,200.00 | $128,020.00 | $163,320.00 |
Virginia | $66,250.00 | $138,990.00 | $176,280.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Bay Consortium | $100,150.88 | $138,560.54 | $151,353.03 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $59,541.82 | $77,048.81 | $102,297.33 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | $88,760.28 | $128,452.41 | $136,666.43 |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 6,300 | 6,700 | +6.3% |
Virginia | 924 | 935 | +1.2% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
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- Government Affairs Specialist
- International Affairs Vice President
- Local Governance and Citizen Participation Specialist
- Policy Officer
- Political Advisor
- Political Aide
- Political Analyst
- Political Consultant
- Political Research Scientist
- Political Researcher
- Political Science Professor
- Professor
- State-Federal Relations Deputy Director
- Strategist
- Technical Director
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