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Survey Researcher is a Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools job with over 1,336 current openings filled by an H1B employee. Most Survey Researchers are hired by companies in the Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers industry. The average H1B Survey Researchers job lasts 1,033 days.


Jobs Hired
1,336
Hiring Companies
537
Hiring Industries
163
Average Salary
$52,834
Approved
86%


What do Survey Researchers do?

Plan, develop, or conduct surveys. May analyze and interpret the meaning of survey data, determine survey objectives, or suggest or test question wording. Includes social scientists who primarily design questionnaires or supervise survey teams.

Source: O-NET OnLine



Top Survey Researchers Companies

Company # of Positions Industry Salary
University Of North Carolina At Charlotte 4 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $40,976
University Of Florida 4 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $33,259
The University Of Iowa 4 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $48,079
The Research Foundation For Suny Albany 4 Scientific Research and Development Services $47,372
The Nielsen Company (us), Llc 4 Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling $50,071
The Johns Hopkins University 4 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $43,228
The Henry L. Stimson Center 4 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities $48,859
Public Policy Institute Of California 4 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities $53,617
Pdma Foundation 4 Grantmaking Foundations $40,139
Orc International, Inc. 4 Marketing Consulting Services $63,544

Top Survey Researchers Industries

Industry Jobs Salary
Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers 4 $30,643
Freight Transportation Arrangement 4 $42,432
All Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services 4 $107,130
Administration of Public Health Programs 4 $38,958
Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) 3 $42,578
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) 3 $69,743
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences 3 $46,287
Professional and Management Development Training 3 $73,341
Other Insurance Related Activities 3 $48,326
Other Grantmaking and Giving Services 3 $63,107

Survey Researchers Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Survey Researchers has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where they hired 52 employees. This job peaked in 2022 with 135 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 19 in 2025.
Survey Researchers has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $38,714. This job peaked in 2025 with an average salary of $72,482, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.


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