Pathway: Business and Office Management
Job: Statistician
Job Description
Statistics is the scientific application of mathematical principles to the collection, analysis, and presentation of numerical data. Statisticians apply their mathematical knowledge to the design of surveys and experiments; the collection, processing, and analysis of data; and the interpretation of the results.
Necessary Education
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree – dependent on employer and job level
Helpful High School Courses
English, Mathematics, Business courses, Computer Applications
Working Conditions
- Usually work regular hours in comfortable offices
- May travel
- Some may have duties that vary widely, such as designing experiments or performing fieldwork in various communities
Salary Range
- 2003,
National average annual salary,
$64,210
- 2003,
National average hourly wage,
$30.87
Career Ladder Information
- Statisticians can be found in a variety of areas – such as biology, economics, engineering, medicine, public health, psychology, marketing, education, and sports
- Opportunities may be found in the Federal Government, private industry, and colleges and universities
- Beginning statisticians generally are supervised by an experienced statistician
- Among graduates with a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in statistics, those with a strong background in an allied field (such as computer science or engineering) should have the best prospects of finding jobs relating to their field of study
- Opportunities for promotion increase with advanced degrees
- Higher positions may include more technical responsibility and/or supervisory duties
- Those who meet State certification requirements may become high school statistics teachers
Personal Qualities and Interest
You:
- Have good computer programming skills and knowledge of statistical software
- Communicate well
- Enjoy math
- Are accurate and good with details
- Are able to work independently and as part of a team
Did you know?
- In business and industry, statisticians play an important role in quality control and product development and improvement
- Because statistical specialists are used in so many work areas, specialists who use statistics often have different professional designations. For example, a person using statistical methods on economic data may have the title econometrician.
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