Social and humanities scientists

Average National Salaries (2020)

What does this career do?

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.

Typical tasks

• studies society and the manner in which people behave and impact upon the world
• undertakes research across the humanities that furthers understanding of human culture and creativity
• traces the evolution of word and language forms, compares grammatical structures and analyses the relationships between ancient, parent and modern languages
• identifies, compiles and analyses economic, demographic, legal, political, social and other data to address research objectives
• administers questionnaires, carries out interviews, organises focus groups and implements other social research tools
• undertakes analyses of data, presents results of research to sponsors, the media and other interested organisations
• addresses conferences and publishes articles detailing the methodology and results of research undertaken.

Current entry requirements

Entry is most common with a degree or equivalent qualification but is possible with other academic qualifications and/or relevant experience. Postgraduate qualifications may be required for some jobs.

Percentage in work

• Employed

• Unemployed

Due to insufficient sample sizes, some data was excised.

Predicted employment status in 2022

• Full-time

• Part-time

• Self Employed

Predicted employment levels in the East Midlands

Career related courses available at West Notts

• Access to HE Diploma (Humanities) - Level 3
• Applied Science with Forensics (Advanced) - Level 3
• Psychology A Level - Level 3

About the statistics

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