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Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists vs Marketing Managers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists and Marketing Managers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Marketing Managers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$76,950
$161,030
Employment · BLS OEWS
861,140
384,980
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
97th pct
64th pct

At a glance

Dimension Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Marketing Managers
Median pay $76,950 $161,030
Employment 861,140 384,980
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+6.7%) About average (+6.6%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 87,200 34,300
Typical education · O*NET Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 97th pct Moderate · 64th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 93rd pct · 55% of tasks 78th pct · 41% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Automation-leaning (47.8%) Augmentation-leaning (63.3%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes Yes

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Inductive Reasoning, Sales and Marketing, Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, Writing, Critical Thinking, Oral Comprehension, Written Comprehension, Oral Expression, Written Expression, Fluency of Ideas, Deductive Reasoning, Active Listening, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Information Ordering, Category Flexibility, Speech Clarity, Administration and Management, Judgment and Decision Making, Problem Sensitivity, Near Vision, Active Learning, Communications and Media, Originality, Mathematics, Monitoring, Speech Recognition, Computers and Electronics, Social Perceptiveness, Persuasion, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation.

Specific to Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

  • Administrative
  • Mathematical Reasoning
  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Psychology
  • Number Facility

Specific to Marketing Managers

  • Negotiation
  • Coordination
  • Time Management
  • Operations Analysis
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Design

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Graphics or photo imaging software , Data mining software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Customer relationship management CRM software , Video creation and editing software , Document management software , Desktop publishing software , Data base user interface and query software , Data base management system software , Operating system software , Cloud-based data access and sharing software , Web platform development software , Web page creation and editing software , Word processing software , Business intelligence and data analysis software , Sales and marketing software , Analytical or scientific software , Project management software , Development environment software .

Specific to Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Specific to Marketing Managers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists or Marketing Managers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists vs Marketing Managers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/market-research-analysts-and-marketing-specialists-vs-marketing-managers

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Singulariki. (2026). Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists vs Marketing Managers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/market-research-analysts-and-marketing-specialists-vs-marketing-managers

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