What they do:

Research market conditions in local, regional, or national areas, or gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or create a marketing campaign. May gather information on competitors, prices, sales, and methods of marketing and distribution.

Knowledge

Arts and Humanities

English language

Business

customer service
management

Engineering and Technology

computers and electronics

Math and Science

arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Skills

Basic Skills

reading work related information
listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Problem Solving

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it