DESIGN & UX
UX Researcher
Find out what users actually need, not just what they say.
What you actually do
Plan and run studies
Design interviews, surveys or usability tests to answer a real question.
Analyze qualitative data
Find patterns across what users said and did.
Share insights with the team
Make sure research actually shapes what gets built.
Skills you'll use
Tools
You might love it if…
You're genuinely curious about why people behave the way they do.
Think twice if…
You'd rather design solutions than study problems.
How to get there
Learn research methods
Interviewing, usability testing, and how to avoid biased results.
Practice on real users
Run a small study, even informally, and write up what you learned.
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CAREER PATH
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4 stages · Self-paced
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