Technology
Statisticians
Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. May specialize in fields such as biostatistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians.
Median salary
$103,300
Typical range
$60k – $171k
Job outlook
+9% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Statisticians
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Statisticians Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Statisticians
Entry / Junior
$60,390
~2 yrs to advance
Statisticians
Established
$103,300
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Statisticians
Senior
$137,000
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Analyze and interpret statistical data to identify significant differences in relationships among sources of information.
- •Evaluate the statistical methods and procedures used to obtain data to ensure validity, applicability, efficiency, and accuracy.
- •Report results of statistical analyses, including information in the form of graphs, charts, and tables.
- •Determine whether statistical methods are appropriate, based on user needs or research questions of interest.
- •Prepare data for processing by organizing information, checking for inaccuracies, and adjusting and weighting the raw data.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Technology
Explore all- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Stanford University4% admit · $122,000 grad pay
- Carnegie Mellon University11% admit · $109,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- Georgia Institute of Technology16% admit · $99,000 grad pay
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