profession file · read as its task mix
mostly machine territory
Market researcher
behavioral science, statistics
Market researchers design surveys and interviews, gather data on customers and competitors, and turn it into findings that guide product and marketing decisions. AI now drafts questionnaires, transcribes and codes interviews, and writes first-pass reports, while study design and interpretation stay with the researcher.
The exposed part of the week
// tasks in this mix that sit in machine territory or moving fast
The full mix
// what fills this job's week ( ●●● core · ●● regular · ● occasional )
Safer ground: build these
// the future skills that shield this particular mix
Critical thinking
reasoning independently, informed by evidence
Data
collecting, interpreting & processing of stats & info
Systems thinking
seeing patterns & creating models to handle complexity
Math & logic
calculating, quantifying & using logic
Pattern recognition
figuring out the meaning of an ambiguous situation
Cause & effect
understanding & defining symptoms & underlying problems
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