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Political scientist, Kaipūtaiao tōrangapū

Also known as

  • Political analyst, political science researcher, legislative analyst
  • , kamatai torangapu me te ao

Political scientists study political systems. They research and analyse political ideas, governments, policies, political trends and related issues.

Your pay could be

$61K

Lower

$82K to $144K

Most common

$209K

Upper

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