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.
39 alternate job titles:
Analytical Statistician
Applied Scientist
Applied Statistician
Biometrician
Clinical Analyst
Data Analyst
Data Analyst Specialist
Data Analytics Specialist
Data Coordinator
Data Engineer
Data Manager
Data Modeler
Data Science Specialist
Data Specialist
Data Support Specialist
Database Analyst
Demographer
Education Research Analyst
Environmental Statistician
Financial Analyst
Mathematical Statistician
Psychometric Consultant
Quantitative Methodologist
Research Statistician
Sampling Expert
Sports Statistician
Statistical Analyst
Statistical Consultant
Statistical Data Analyst
Statistical Engineer
Statistical Programmer
Statistical Programming Analyst
Statistical Reporting Analyst
Statistical Research Analyst
Statistical Scientist
Statistician
Survey Statistician
Time Study Statistician
Trend Investigator
Salary Information
Statisticians: $103,300 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Prepare graphics or other visual representations of information. | Communication |
| Prepare analytical reports. | General |
| Prepare data for analysis. | General |
| Determine appropriate methods for data analysis. | General |
| Apply mathematical principles or statistical approaches to solve problems in scientific or applied fields. | General |
| Write computer programming code. | General |
| Implement security measures for computer or information systems. | General |
| Install computer software. | General |
| Analyze data to identify trends or relationships among variables. | Analysis |
| Evaluate data quality. | Analysis |
| Evaluate project designs to determine adequacy or feasibility. | Analysis |
| Design research studies to obtain scientific information. | Analysis |
| Present research results to others. | Analysis |
| Evaluate technical data to determine effect on designs or plans. | Analysis |
| Supervise information technology personnel. | Management |
| Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends. | Maintenance |
| Design software applications. | Development |
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Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| IBM SPSS Statistics | Analytical or scientific software |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software |
| R | Object or component oriented development software |
| SAS | Analytical or scientific software |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software |
| Linux | Operating system software |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software |
| UNIX | Operating system software |
| StataCorp Stata | Analytical or scientific software |
| Statistical software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Aptech Systems GAUSS | Analytical or scientific software |
| Automatic Forecasting Systems Autobox | Analytical or scientific software |
| Camfit Data Limited Microfit | Analytical or scientific software |
| Common business oriented language COBOL | Development environment software |
| Cytel StatXact | Analytical or scientific software |
| DataDescription DataDesk | Analytical or scientific software |
| Econometric Software LIMDEP | Analytical or scientific software |
| Formula translation/translator FORTRAN | Development environment software |
| GraphPad Software GraphPad Prism | Analytical or scientific software |
| IBM SPSS Amos | Analytical or scientific software |
| IBM SPSS AnswerTree | Analytical or scientific software |
| Insightful S-PLUS | Analytical or scientific software |
| Minitab | Analytical or scientific software |
| Muthen & Muthen Mplus | Analytical or scientific software |
| NCSS Power Analysis and Sample Size PASS | Analytical or scientific software |
| Quantitative Micro Software EViews | Analytical or scientific software |
| RAT-STATS | Analytical or scientific software |
| SAP PowerBuilder | Object or component oriented development software |
| SAS JMP | Analytical or scientific software |
| SAS/CONNECT | Enterprise application integration software |
| STATISTICA | Analytical or scientific software |
| Scientific Software International SSI Hierarchical Linear and Non-Linear Modeling HLM | Analytical or scientific software |
| Scientific Software International SSI LISREL | Analytical or scientific software |
| Stat-Ease Design-Ease | Analytical or scientific software |
| Stat-Ease Design-Expert | Analytical or scientific software |
| StatPoint STATGRAPHICS Centurion | Analytical or scientific software |
| Statistical Solutions BMDP | Analytical or scientific software |
| Sun Microsystems Java | Object or component oriented development software |
| SuperANOVA | Analytical or scientific software |
| Systat Software SigmaPlot | Analytical or scientific software |
| Systat Software SigmaStat | Analytical or scientific software |
| UNISTAT Statistical Package | Analytical or scientific software |
| Visual Numerics TS-WAVE | Analytical or scientific software |
| Wolfram Research Mathematica | Analytical or scientific software |
| XGobi | Analytical or scientific software |
| XLISP-STAT | Analytical or scientific software |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software |
| Tableau | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| Amazon Redshift | Data base user interface and query software |
| Apache Hadoop | Data base management system software |
| Apache Spark | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| IBM DB2 | Data base user interface and query software |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Data base user interface and query software |
| Teradata Database | Data base management system software |
| Angoss KnowledgeSEEKER | Data mining software |
| Apache Pig | Data base management system software |
| Microsoft Visual FoxPro | Object oriented data base management software |
| NCR Teradata Warehouse Miner | Data mining software |
| Qlik Tech QlikView | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
| SAS Enterprise Miner | Data mining software |
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Relevant Certifications
Industry certifications that may be valuable for this career role:
| Certification | Issuing Organization | Practice Test |
|---|---|---|
| Fellow in the Casualty Actuarial Society | Casualty Actuarial Society | Not Available |
| IBM Certified Specialist - SPSS Statistics Level 1 v2 | IBM Corporation | Not Available |
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