1. Bryson Christy

2.  A psychometrician practices the science of measurement, or psychometrics. Psychometrics refers to the measurement of an individual's psychological attributes, including the knowledge, skills, and abilities a professional might need to work in a particular job or profession.

3.  Psychometricians write exams, and are trained to be able to tell a good item from a bad item, a good exam from a bad exam. They also determine how the exams should be graded, how to score them, and ensure the reliability and durability of exams.

4.  Most psychometricians go to school for a pretty long time. The educational requirements are: a Master’s degree in either educational measurement, industrial/organizational psychology, mathematics. A Ph.D. is not required but helps you to be a more qualified applicant for jobs.

5. Required Math: Analysis Calculus I and II College Algebra Differential Equations Linear Algebra Statistics and Probability Trigonometry

6.  Everything that psychometrician’s do is based around math. For example they use math when they determine- units of measurement, scores, norming groups, and predictions based on scores. They also use the concepts of correlation, distributions, means, medians, multiple progressions, and percentages in their everyday work life.

7.  Psychometricians live wherever there are there are testing organizations. One of the main employers of psychometricians is the College Board.

8.  The yearly salary of a psychometrician is between $50,000 – $200,000 with the average pay being around $59,000  The job outlook for psychometrician’s is very good right now because there is a large demand for their skills but there aren’t very many qualified people.

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