As a Research Analyst, you will be collecting and studying data coming from different sources. After collection and study, you will then make recommendations to the management in order to help businesses or companies determine the products' target market and ideal price.
With a job growth rate of 20%, you are also given a chance to explore other roles and look into other tasks. You can be a Consultant, an Operations Manager, a Branch Manager, or a Manager and Assistant Vice President. This will all be dependent on the path you plan to pursue.
There are special skills you need to have in order to do your job well as a Research Analyst. You need to have great analytical skills in order to filter out information. You also need to have good communication skills to be able to deal with different people. Lastly, you need to be detail-oriented to avoid making mistakes.