Economic studies analyst - Salary and Career
Economists

Economic studies analyst - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They analyze the economic environment, design and execute economic, market and economic feasibility research projects, among others. They participate in strategic and short-term planning and assess collective impact policies for the government, NGOs and other organizations. They manage economic-financial programming, operate in domestic and foreign markets, examine corporate finances. They can exercise mediation, expertise and arbitration.

How much does an Economic studies analyst earn

A Economic studies analyst earns between $2.031 and $17.576 per month, with an average monthly salary of $6.358 and a median salary of $4.931 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 1.872 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Economic studies analyst

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 6.358 76.302 1.590 31
1º Quartile 2.031 24.366 508 10
Median Salary 4.931 59.172 1.233 24
3º Quartile 13.404 160.850 3.351 65
Higher Salary 17.576 210.912 4.394 85


Professional job categories

  • Science and arts professionals
    • professionals of the social sciences and humanities
      • social scientists, psychologists
        • economists

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Main workplaces

Economists they work in companies of various economic activities such as financial intermediation, insurance and private pension, public administration, social security, economic consulting companies, in agriculture, livestock, industry and services related to these activities, in wholesale trade and trade intermediaries. They are mostly statutory or salaried employees with a formal contract, work as a team, with permanent supervision, in a closed environment and during daytime hours.


What does it take to work in the field of Economists

The exercise of these occupations requires a higher degree in economic sciences or a postgraduate degree in economics and registration with the Regional Council of Economics. The full performance of activities occurs after one or two years of experience in the area.


Functions and activities of Economic studies analyst

Economists must:

  • acting in internal and external markets;
  • communicate;
  • manage economic-financial programming;
  • analyze economic environment;
  • execute projects (economic research, market research, economic feasibility etc);
  • elaborate projects (economic research, market research, economic feasibility etc);
  • participate in strategic and short-term planning;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • act in internal and external markets;
  • work in internal and external markets;
  • evaluate collective impact policies (government, ngos, other organizations);
  • elaborate projects (economic research, markets, economic feasibility etc);
  • exercising mediation, expertise and arbitration;
  • examine corporate finance;
  • exercise mediation, expertise and arbitration;
  • evaluating collective impact policies (government, ngos, other organizations);
  • acting in domestic and foreign markets;

  • Activities

    • propose actions;
    • establish an arbitration award;
    • apply quantitative methods;
    • analyze socio-economic and environmental sustainability;
    • representing interests in national and international negotiations;
    • delineate problem;
    • identify market structure (competition);
    • keep up to date;
    • write articles, books, economic bulletins and reports;
    • reveal critical judgment;
    • train staff;
    • manage databases;
    • budget projects;
    • recommend policies;
    • estimate profitability and economic-financial viability;
    • define a schedule;
    • indicate merger, acquisition, partnership etc;
    • define products and results;
    • assess adequacy of actions to the problem;
    • identify opportunities and threats in the environment and in the organization;
    • justify project;
    • generate evaluation parameters;
    • build scenarios;
    • transmit knowledge;
    • suggest technology adoption;
    • demonstrate verbal ability in foreign languages;
    • verify company information (due diligence);
    • process data;
    • formulate abstract concepts;
    • manage risks;
    • define schedule;
    • demonstrate leadership ability;
    • list action alternatives;
    • dialogue with the media;
    • measure consequences of actions;
    • assist in the formulation of trade policies;
    • verify implementation of proposed actions;
    • indicate merger, acquisition, partnership, etc;
    • mediate conflicts of interest;
    • establish arbitration award;
    • browse bibliography;
    • predict competitors' performance;
    • perform sectoral and regional analyses;
    • analyze political-institutional environment;
    • collect data;
    • manage customer portfolio (portfolio);
    • teach courses;
    • perform credit analysis;
    • give lectures;
    • estimate demand;
    • ask for comparative advantages;
    • assist in marketing policies;
    • display communications at events;
    • select funding sources;
    • monitoring compliance with regulations;
    • interpret results;
    • mediate conflicts of interest;
    • interpret results;
    • confront alternative costs;
    • criticize data;
    • analyze long-term trends;
    • plan investments (capital budgets);
    • show creativity;
    • analyze conjunctures;
    • issuing reports and opinions;
    • criticize data;
    • pricing products and services;
    • value equity;
    • checking barriers to competition;
    • determine sources;
    • estimate social and environmental impacts (externalities);
    • develop indicators;
    • confronting alternative costs;
    • scaling human and physical resources;
    • monitor budget execution;
    • demonstrate ability to use computer resources;
    • develop collection instruments;
    • calculate company market value;
    • perform financial statement analysis;
    • subsidizing the formulation of rules, regulations and contracts;
    • coordinate projects;
    • creating financial products;
    • monitor market indicators;
    • define methodology;
    • subsidize decisions;
    • manage cash flow;
    • negotiate projects;
    • delimit object;
    • estimate results;
    • detect new markets;
    • adapt language to the audience;
    • recruit staff;
    • demonstrate logical reasoning;
    • estimate private costs;
    • work as a team;
    • show creativity;
    • indicate merger, acquisition, partnership etc;


    Sectors that hire Economic studies analyst the most in the job market

    • document preparation and specialized administrative support services
    • combined office and administrative support services
    • business management consulting activities
    • fund management activities by contract or commission
    • accounting activities
    • temporary labor lease
    • securities and securities brokers
    • multiple banks, with commercial portfolio
    • other service activities provided mainly to companies
    • activities of associations for the defense of social rights




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