diff --git a/scripts/survey-data-migration.ts b/scripts/survey-data-migration.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6dfcd3bf2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/survey-data-migration.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,234 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/**
+ * Survey Data Migration Script
+ *
+ * One-time utility to normalize existing Mixpanel user properties
+ * for industry and use case fields. This addresses the proliferation
+ * of one-off categories that make analytics difficult.
+ *
+ * Usage: pnpm ts-node scripts/survey-data-migration.ts
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT: This script requires Mixpanel Data Management API access
+ * and should be run with appropriate credentials in production.
+ */
+
+/* eslint-disable no-console */
+
+import {
+  normalizeIndustry,
+  normalizeUseCase
+} from '../src/platform/telemetry/utils/surveyNormalization'
+
+interface MixpanelUser {
+  $distinct_id: string
+  $properties: {
+    industry?: string
+    useCase?: string
+    [key: string]: any
+  }
+}
+
+interface MigrationStats {
+  totalUsers: number
+  industryNormalized: number
+  useCaseNormalized: number
+  uncategorizedIndustries: Set<string>
+  uncategorizedUseCases: Set<string>
+}
+
+/**
+ * Simulate the data migration process
+ * In production, this would integrate with Mixpanel Data Management API
+ */
+function simulateMigration(users: MixpanelUser[]): MigrationStats {
+  const stats: MigrationStats = {
+    totalUsers: users.length,
+    industryNormalized: 0,
+    useCaseNormalized: 0,
+    uncategorizedIndustries: new Set<string>(),
+    uncategorizedUseCases: new Set<string>()
+  }
+
+  users.forEach((user) => {
+    let needsUpdate = false
+    const updates: Record<string, any> = {}
+
+    // Process industry normalization
+    if (user.$properties.industry) {
+      const normalized = normalizeIndustry(user.$properties.industry)
+
+      if (normalized !== user.$properties.industry) {
+        updates.industry_normalized = normalized
+        updates.industry_raw = user.$properties.industry
+        stats.industryNormalized++
+        needsUpdate = true
+
+        if (normalized.startsWith('Uncategorized:')) {
+          stats.uncategorizedIndustries.add(user.$properties.industry)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Process use case normalization
+    if (user.$properties.useCase) {
+      const normalized = normalizeUseCase(user.$properties.useCase)
+
+      if (normalized !== user.$properties.useCase) {
+        updates.useCase_normalized = normalized
+        updates.useCase_raw = user.$properties.useCase
+        stats.useCaseNormalized++
+        needsUpdate = true
+
+        if (normalized.startsWith('Uncategorized:')) {
+          stats.uncategorizedUseCases.add(user.$properties.useCase)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // In production, this would make API calls to update user properties
+    if (needsUpdate) {
+      console.log(`Would update user ${user.$distinct_id}:`, updates)
+    }
+  })
+
+  return stats
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generate sample data for testing normalization rules
+ */
+function generateSampleData(): MixpanelUser[] {
+  return [
+    {
+      $distinct_id: 'user1',
+      $properties: {
+        industry: 'Film and television production',
+        useCase: 'Creating concept art for movies'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      $distinct_id: 'user2',
+      $properties: {
+        industry: 'Marketing & Social Media',
+        useCase: 'YouTube thumbnail generation'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      $distinct_id: 'user3',
+      $properties: {
+        industry: 'Software Development',
+        useCase: 'Product mockup creation'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      $distinct_id: 'user4',
+      $properties: {
+        industry: 'Indie Game Studio',
+        useCase: 'Game asset generation'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      $distinct_id: 'user5',
+      $properties: {
+        industry: 'Architecture firm',
+        useCase: 'Building visualization'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      $distinct_id: 'user6',
+      $properties: {
+        industry: 'Custom Jewelry Design',
+        useCase: 'Product photography'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      $distinct_id: 'user7',
+      $properties: {
+        industry: 'Medical Research',
+        useCase: 'Scientific visualization'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      $distinct_id: 'user8',
+      $properties: {
+        industry: 'Unknown Creative Field',
+        useCase: 'Personal art projects'
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
+
+/**
+ * Production implementation would use Mixpanel Data Management API
+ * Example API structure (not actual implementation):
+ */
+async function productionMigration() {
+  console.log('🔧 Production Migration Process:')
+  console.log('1. Export user profiles via Mixpanel Data Management API')
+  console.log('2. Apply normalization to industry and useCase fields')
+  console.log(
+    '3. Create new properties: industry_normalized, useCase_normalized'
+  )
+  console.log('4. Preserve original values as: industry_raw, useCase_raw')
+  console.log('5. Batch update user profiles')
+  console.log('6. Generate uncategorized response report for review')
+
+  /*
+  Example API calls:
+  
+  // 1. Export users
+  const users = await mixpanel.people.query({
+    where: 'properties["industry"] != null or properties["useCase"] != null'
+  })
+  
+  // 2. Process and update
+  for (const user of users) {
+    const normalizedData = normalizeSurveyResponses(user.properties)
+    await mixpanel.people.set(user.distinct_id, normalizedData)
+  }
+  */
+}
+
+/**
+ * Main migration runner
+ */
+function main() {
+  console.log('📊 Survey Data Migration Utility')
+  console.log('================================\n')
+
+  // Run simulation with sample data
+  console.log('🧪 Running simulation with sample data...\n')
+  const sampleUsers = generateSampleData()
+  const stats = simulateMigration(sampleUsers)
+
+  // Display results
+  console.log('📈 Migration Results:')
+  console.log(`Total users processed: ${stats.totalUsers}`)
+  console.log(`Industry fields normalized: ${stats.industryNormalized}`)
+  console.log(`Use case fields normalized: ${stats.useCaseNormalized}`)
+
+  if (stats.uncategorizedIndustries.size > 0) {
+    console.log('\n❓ Uncategorized Industries (need review):')
+    Array.from(stats.uncategorizedIndustries).forEach((industry) => {
+      console.log(`  • ${industry}`)
+    })
+  }
+
+  if (stats.uncategorizedUseCases.size > 0) {
+    console.log('\n❓ Uncategorized Use Cases (need review):')
+    Array.from(stats.uncategorizedUseCases).forEach((useCase) => {
+      console.log(`  • ${useCase}`)
+    })
+  }
+
+  console.log('\n' + '='.repeat(50))
+  void productionMigration()
+}
+
+// Run if called directly
+if (require.main === module) {
+  main()
+}
+
+export { simulateMigration, generateSampleData, MigrationStats }
diff --git a/src/platform/telemetry/providers/cloud/MixpanelTelemetryProvider.ts b/src/platform/telemetry/providers/cloud/MixpanelTelemetryProvider.ts
index 895a5fecd5..9f5babc88d 100644
--- a/src/platform/telemetry/providers/cloud/MixpanelTelemetryProvider.ts
+++ b/src/platform/telemetry/providers/cloud/MixpanelTelemetryProvider.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { app } from '@/scripts/app'
 import { useNodeDefStore } from '@/stores/nodeDefStore'
 import { NodeSourceType } from '@/types/nodeSource'
 import { reduceAllNodes } from '@/utils/graphTraversalUtil'
+import { normalizeSurveyResponses } from '../../utils/surveyNormalization'
 
 import type {
   AuthMetadata,
@@ -178,7 +179,21 @@ export class MixpanelTelemetryProvider implements TelemetryProvider {
         ? TelemetryEvents.USER_SURVEY_OPENED
         : TelemetryEvents.USER_SURVEY_SUBMITTED
 
-    this.trackEvent(eventName, responses)
+    // Apply normalization to survey responses
+    const normalizedResponses = responses
+      ? normalizeSurveyResponses(responses)
+      : undefined
+
+    this.trackEvent(eventName, normalizedResponses)
+
+    // If this is a survey submission, also set user properties with normalized data
+    if (stage === 'submitted' && normalizedResponses && this.mixpanel) {
+      try {
+        this.mixpanel.people.set(normalizedResponses)
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Failed to set survey user properties:', error)
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   trackEmailVerification(stage: 'opened' | 'requested' | 'completed'): void {
diff --git a/src/platform/telemetry/utils/surveyNormalization.ts b/src/platform/telemetry/utils/surveyNormalization.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c2cb6f69d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/telemetry/utils/surveyNormalization.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,297 @@
+/**
+ * Survey Response Normalization Utilities
+ *
+ * Smart categorization system to normalize free-text survey responses
+ * into standardized categories for better analytics breakdowns.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Normalize industry responses into standardized categories
+ * Based on analysis of ~9,000 existing user responses
+ */
+export function normalizeIndustry(rawIndustry: string): string {
+  if (!rawIndustry || typeof rawIndustry !== 'string') {
+    return 'Other / Undefined'
+  }
+
+  const industry = rawIndustry.toLowerCase().trim()
+
+  // Film / TV / Animation (~2,885 users)
+  if (
+    industry.match(
+      /film|tv|animation|story|anime|video|cinematography|visual effects|vfx|movie|cinema/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Film / TV / Animation'
+  }
+
+  // Marketing / Advertising / Social Media (~1,340 users)
+  if (
+    industry.match(
+      /marketing|advertising|youtube|tiktok|social media|content creation|influencer|brand|promotion/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Marketing / Advertising / Social Media'
+  }
+
+  // Software / IT / AI (~1,100 users)
+  if (
+    industry.match(
+      /software|it|ai|developer|consulting|engineering|tech|programmer|data science|machine learning/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Software / IT / AI'
+  }
+
+  // Product & Industrial Design (~1,050 users)
+  if (
+    industry.match(
+      /product.?design|industrial|manufacturing|3d rendering|product visualization|mechanical|automotive/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Product & Industrial Design'
+  }
+
+  // Fine Art / Contemporary Art (~780 users)
+  if (
+    industry.match(
+      /fine.?art|art|illustration|contemporary|artist|painting|drawing|sculpture|gallery/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Fine Art / Contemporary Art'
+  }
+
+  // Education / Research (~640 users)
+  if (
+    industry.match(
+      /education|student|teacher|research|learning|university|school|academic|professor/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Education / Research'
+  }
+
+  // Architecture / Engineering / Construction (~420 users)
+  if (
+    industry.match(
+      /architecture|construction|engineering|civil|cad|building|structural|landscape/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Architecture / Engineering / Construction'
+  }
+
+  // Gaming / Interactive Media (~410 users)
+  if (
+    industry.match(
+      /gaming|game dev|roblox|interactive|virtual world|vr|ar|metaverse|simulation/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Gaming / Interactive Media'
+  }
+
+  // Photography / Videography (~70 users)
+  if (
+    industry.match(
+      /photography|photo|videography|camera|image|portrait|wedding|commercial photo/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Photography / Videography'
+  }
+
+  // Fashion / Beauty / Retail (~25 users)
+  if (
+    industry.match(
+      /fashion|beauty|jewelry|retail|style|clothing|cosmetics|makeup/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Fashion / Beauty / Retail'
+  }
+
+  // Music / Performing Arts (~25 users)
+  if (
+    industry.match(
+      /music|vj|dance|projection mapping|audio visual|concert|performance|theater/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Music / Performing Arts'
+  }
+
+  // Healthcare / Medical / Life Science (~30 users)
+  if (
+    industry.match(
+      /healthcare|medical|doctor|biotech|life science|pharmaceutical|clinical|hospital/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Healthcare / Medical / Life Science'
+  }
+
+  // E-commerce / Print-on-Demand / Business (~15 users)
+  if (
+    industry.match(
+      /ecommerce|print on demand|shop|business|commercial|startup|entrepreneur|sales/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'E-commerce / Print-on-Demand / Business'
+  }
+
+  // Nonprofit / Government / Public Sector (~15 users)
+  if (
+    industry.match(
+      /501c3|ngo|government|public service|policy|nonprofit|charity|civic/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Nonprofit / Government / Public Sector'
+  }
+
+  // Adult / NSFW (~10 users)
+  if (industry.match(/nsfw|adult|erotic|explicit|xxx|porn/)) {
+    return 'Adult / NSFW'
+  }
+
+  // Other / Undefined - catch common undefined responses
+  if (
+    industry.match(
+      /other|none|undefined|unknown|n\/a|not applicable|^-$|^$|misc/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Other / Undefined'
+  }
+
+  // Uncategorized - preserve original but prefix for analysis
+  return `Uncategorized: ${rawIndustry}`
+}
+
+/**
+ * Normalize use case responses into standardized categories
+ * Based on common patterns in user responses
+ */
+export function normalizeUseCase(rawUseCase: string): string {
+  if (!rawUseCase || typeof rawUseCase !== 'string') {
+    return 'Other / Undefined'
+  }
+
+  const useCase = rawUseCase.toLowerCase().trim()
+
+  // Content Creation & Marketing
+  if (
+    useCase.match(
+      /content creation|social media|marketing|advertising|youtube|tiktok|instagram|thumbnails/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Content Creation & Marketing'
+  }
+
+  // Art & Illustration
+  if (
+    useCase.match(
+      /art|illustration|drawing|painting|concept art|character design|digital art/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Art & Illustration'
+  }
+
+  // Product Visualization & Design
+  if (
+    useCase.match(
+      /product|visualization|design|prototype|mockup|3d rendering|industrial design/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Product Visualization & Design'
+  }
+
+  // Film & Video Production
+  if (
+    useCase.match(
+      /film|video|movie|animation|vfx|visual effects|storyboard|cinematography/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Film & Video Production'
+  }
+
+  // Gaming & Interactive Media
+  if (
+    useCase.match(/game|gaming|interactive|vr|ar|virtual|simulation|metaverse/)
+  ) {
+    return 'Gaming & Interactive Media'
+  }
+
+  // Architecture & Construction
+  if (
+    useCase.match(
+      /architecture|building|construction|interior design|landscape|real estate/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Architecture & Construction'
+  }
+
+  // Education & Training
+  if (
+    useCase.match(
+      /education|training|learning|teaching|tutorial|course|academic/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Education & Training'
+  }
+
+  // Research & Development
+  if (
+    useCase.match(
+      /research|development|experiment|prototype|testing|analysis|study/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Research & Development'
+  }
+
+  // Personal & Hobby
+  if (
+    useCase.match(/personal|hobby|fun|experiment|learning|curiosity|explore/)
+  ) {
+    return 'Personal & Hobby'
+  }
+
+  // Photography & Image Processing
+  if (
+    useCase.match(
+      /photography|photo|image|portrait|editing|enhancement|restoration/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Photography & Image Processing'
+  }
+
+  // Other / Undefined
+  if (
+    useCase.match(
+      /other|none|undefined|unknown|n\/a|not applicable|^-$|^$|misc/
+    )
+  ) {
+    return 'Other / Undefined'
+  }
+
+  // Uncategorized - preserve original but prefix for analysis
+  return `Uncategorized: ${rawUseCase}`
+}
+
+/**
+ * Apply normalization to survey responses
+ * Creates both normalized and raw versions of responses
+ */
+export function normalizeSurveyResponses(responses: {
+  industry?: string
+  useCase?: string
+  [key: string]: any
+}) {
+  const normalized = { ...responses }
+
+  // Normalize industry
+  if (responses.industry) {
+    normalized.industry_normalized = normalizeIndustry(responses.industry)
+    normalized.industry_raw = responses.industry
+  }
+
+  // Normalize use case
+  if (responses.useCase) {
+    normalized.useCase_normalized = normalizeUseCase(responses.useCase)
+    normalized.useCase_raw = responses.useCase
+  }
+
+  return normalized
+}