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Entry-level research assistant jobs in California: 244 open roles

244 open entry-level research assistant jobs in California, taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Listings that state pay show a median of $83,000 a year. A research assistant gathers and organizes information, runs surveys or studies and writes up findings for a team or client. It fits people with strong reading, writing and analysis skills.

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The research assistant job in California

The job is the same anywhere; what changes is who is hiring.

A typical day

  1. 1. Collect data and sources
  2. 2. Run surveys or interviews
  3. 3. Clean and code results
  4. 4. Write summaries and slides
  5. 5. Check facts and citations

Skills it uses

  1. 1. Research methods
  2. 2. Writing
  3. 3. Excel or statistics software
  4. 4. Attention to detail
  5. 5. Curiosity
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Employers hiring in California

  • Cedars-sinai Medical Center 15
  • Stanford University 13
  • University Of California San Francisco Foundation 13
  • University of California, San Francisco 9
  • Flourish 8
  • UC San Diego 7
  • UCLA Health 7
  • City of Hope 6

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