Program evaluation consultant vs research consultant

The differences between program evaluation consultants and research consultants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a program evaluation consultant, becoming a research consultant takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a research consultant has an average salary of $83,492, which is higher than the $68,993 average annual salary of a program evaluation consultant.

The top three skills for a program evaluation consultant include program evaluation, data collection instruments and data analysis. The most important skills for a research consultant are data collection, medicaid, and business development.

Program evaluation consultant vs research consultant overview

	Program Evaluation Consultant	Research Consultant
Yearly salary	$68,993	$83,492
Hourly rate	$33.17	$40.14
Growth rate	11%	19%
Number of jobs	106,249	61,865
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	44	37
Years of experience	4	6

Program evaluation consultant vs research consultant salary

Program evaluation consultants and research consultants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Program Evaluation Consultant	Research Consultant
Average salary	$68,993	$83,492
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $111,000	Between $60,000 And $115,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between program evaluation consultant and research consultant education

There are a few differences between a program evaluation consultant and a research consultant in terms of educational background:

	Program Evaluation Consultant	Research Consultant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Georgia

Program evaluation consultant vs research consultant demographics

Here are the differences between program evaluation consultants' and research consultants' demographics:

	Program Evaluation Consultant	Research Consultant
Average age	44	37
Gender ratio	Male, 35.7% Female, 64.3%	Male, 48.2% Female, 51.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 12.5% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 4.7% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 11.1% Asian, 14.0% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	12%	10%

Differences between program evaluation consultant and research consultant duties and responsibilities

Program evaluation consultant example responsibilities.

Manage testing and workstation evaluations for the conventional systems collection mission to satisfy DoD directives.
Manage several SDLC phases for enterprise systems used by state government agencies to perform environmental and environmental management.
Implement program policies and procedures that include: intake, evaluation and IFSP meeting.
Process intake of referrals for preschool age children and assist parents in starting the CPSE process.
Coordinate and schedule evaluations, as well as develop evaluation summaries for district CPSE meetings; present evaluations at CPSE meetings.
Coordinate evaluation representative attendance to the IFSP.

Research consultant example responsibilities.

Lead research team in IRB transition from traditional hard copy submission to electronic submission.
Develop an SQL solution to automate performance attribution reports.
Attain and practice medical insurance information rapidly and correctly; including main carriers and Medicaid.
Design and oversee implementation of decision-analytic models and database analyses using SAS, SPSS, and STATA.
Pull, merge data by using SAS, and assign tags.
Isolate, purify and quantify DNA from human blood.

Program evaluation consultant vs research consultant skills

Common program evaluation consultant skills

Program Evaluation, 11%
Data Collection Instruments, 9%
Data Analysis, 6%
Evaluation Plan, 6%
Logic Model, 4%
SPSS, 4%

Common research consultant skills

Data Collection, 12%
Medicaid, 8%
Business Development, 6%
Study Design, 5%
Data Analysis, 5%
Survey Design, 5%

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