educational researcher

Educational researchers perform research in the area of education. They strive to broaden the knowledge on how education processes, educational systems, and individuals (teachers and learners) work. They foresee areas of improvement and develop plans for the implementation of innovations. They advise legislators and policy makers on educational issues and assist in the planning of educational policies.

The most in-demand skills for this role include curriculum standards, research design, pedagogy, action research, scientific research methodology, curriculum objectives. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives educational researcher a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.