As an entry-level economist, your responsibilities are to research and collect data on economic trends and create reports to help advise your employer about financial decisions. Like many entry-level jobs, employers frequently consider this position an additional education period where they can teach you more about the unique tools and strategies that they expect their staff to know. For that reason, the most critical part of your job is learning and then demonstrating your mastery of each subject. Entry-level economist jobs come in several forms, the most notable being the research economist, which places far more emphasis on gathering data and presenting it to senior-level officials.