ECONOMIST 1

AS618 $52,645 - $103,293
Creation Date: 03/17/2003
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide professional economic research services to a state agency.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Entry

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Close from a higher-level Economist, facility administrator, or other higher level professional.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from agency program managers by serving as staff economist and performing professional economic research and analyses.

Differs from the Economist 2 by the supervision received and the absence of independence of action.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Assists in interpreting and evaluating agency policies, strategic plans, operational plans, and progress reviews to determine impact on budget forecasting.

Assists in the development of software applications and programs needed to coordinate the direction and progress of multifaceted research and analyses necessary to forecast economic conditions and trends.

Assist in the collecting, computing, and interpreting of economic statistics for state and federal agencies.

Provides state and federal agencies with socioeconomic information to develop policies.

Assists in the production of economic reports, studies, and regulatory analysis reports.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A master's degree in economics.