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Market Research Manager

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Marketing Job Title: Market Research Manager
Job Description: A Market Research Manager directs and coordinates activities concerned with market research and development of new concepts, ideas, basic data on, and applications for, organization's products, services, or ideologies. They spend time planning and formulating aspects of research and development proposals, such as objective or purpose of project, applications that can be utilized from findings, costs of project, and equipment and manpower requirements.
Average Salary: Average salary is $75,507. It's reported that more than 50% of Market Research Managers earn between $51,209 and $95,494.
Education/Experience Requirements: A Bachelors degree with at least 5 years of field experience.
Personality Synopsis: Common traits of a Market Research Managers include being detail oriented, creative, personable, flexible and have the ability to lead and direct others.

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