Careers in Research Methods, UX, and Statistics

Arizona State University has a fantastic site where the post videos and career information (e.g, estimated salaries and suggested coursework) for a range of potential psychology careers, including statistics.

On the research methods and user experience career page, they explain “In the fields of applied research, you will utilize your knowledge of research methods to help shape the products and policies our society deals with every day.” There is an overview video (posted here), as well as information on specific careers in clinical research, user experience (UX) research, and becoming a policy analyst.

On the statistics career page, they explain “In this field, you will use the skills you learn in psychology to analyze and predict behavior.” There is an overview video (posted here), as well as information on specific careers such sales analyst, data analyst, marketing analyst, and financial analyst.