Occupation Atlaseconomist
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/99492920-e5a5-4dba-9e5a-93193147198c
economist
Economists perform research and develop theories in the field of economics, whether for microeconomic or macroeconomic analysis. They study trends, analyse statistical data, and to some extent work with economic mathematical models in order to advise companies, governments, and related institutions. They advise on product feasibility, trend forecasts, emerging markets, tax policies, and consumer trends.
Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
ICEInvestigative · Conventional · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative7.00
- C Conventional4.53
- E Enterprising3.93
- A Artistic2.43
- S Social2.40
- R Realistic1.35
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Economists (19-3011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (47)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- analyse economic trends
- apply for research funding
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply scientific methods
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- business management principles
- commercial law
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- conduct qualitative research
- conduct quantitative research
- conduct research across disciplines
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- economics
- empirical analysis
- evaluate research activities
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- integrate gender dimension in research
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mathematical economics
- mathematics
- mentor individuals
- operate open source software
- perform project management
- perform scientific research
- political economy
- promote open innovation in research
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- provide cost benefit analysis reports
- publish academic research
- quantitative analysis
- scientific research methodology
- speak different languages
- statistics
- synthesise information
- tax legislation
- think abstractly
- write scientific publications
Optional (36)
- Monte Carlo simulation
- accounting techniques
- advise on economic development
- analyse financial performance of a company
- analyse market financial trends
- apply blended learning
- assess risk factors
- business analytics
- civil law
- conduct public surveys
- content marketing strategy
- cryptocurrency
- develop economic policies
- develop scientific theories
- development economics
- economic anthropology
- environmental economics
- financial analysis
- financial forecasting
- financial markets
- forecast economic trends
- fundamental analysis
- game theory
- international business
- international import export regulations
- market analysis
- mathematical modelling
- perform public relations
- project management
- public administration
- public law
- sales promotion techniques
- spatial planning
- teach in academic or vocational contexts
- use business simulation tools
- write research proposals
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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