Demography

Description

The scientific field of study that deals with studying the size, structure, and distribution of the human population, and its geographical and temporal changes.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 3 occupations
  • Optional in 7 occupations
  • Total: 10 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)

Essential for

  • Market research analyst
    Market research analysts collect the information gathered in the market research and study it to draw conclusions. They define the potential customers of a product, the target grou…
  • Urban planner
    An Urban Planner is responsible for developing plans and programs for land use in urban areas. They aim to create communities, accommodate population growth, and revitalize physica…
  • Demographer
    Demographers are population specialists who collect and analyze vital statistics related to human population changes, such as births, marriages, and deaths. They plan and conduct r…

Optional for

  • Criminologist
    Criminologists study conditions pertaining to humans such as the social and psychological aspects that could lead them to commit criminal acts. They observe and analyse different f…
  • Sociology lecturer
    Sociology lecturers are subject professors, teachers, or lecturers who instruct students who have obtained an upper secondary education diploma in their own specialised field of st…
  • Sociologist
    Sociologists focus their research on explaining social behaviour and the way people have organised themselves as a society. They research and explain the way societies have evolved…
  • Behavioural scientist
    Behavioural scientists research, observe and describe human behaviour in society. They draw conclusions on the motives that stir actions in humans, observe the various circumstance…
  • Survey enumerator
    Survey enumerators perform interviews and fill in forms in order to collect the data provided by interviewees. They can collect information by phone, mail, personal visits or on th…
  • Statistician
    Statisticians collect, tabulate, and, most importantly, analyse quantitative information coming from a varied array of fields. They interpret and analyse statistical studies on fie…
  • Advertising media planner
    Advertising media planners advise on the best communication media platforms to convey ideas. They analyse advertising plans in order to assess the aim and objective of the marketin…

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