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title: "Statistician"
description: "Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable…"
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers/statistician"
last-updated: "2026-10-09T10:57:55.138Z"
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# Statistician

**Category:** Computer and Mathematical · **SOC code:** 15-2041 · **O\*NET-SOC code:** 15-2041.00

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.

Also advertised as: Database Analyst; Demographer; Education Research Analyst; Mathematical Statistician; Psychometric Consultant; Quantitative Methodologist; Statistical Analyst; Statistical Consultant.

## At a glance

- **Median annual wage:** $105,650 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
- **Median hourly wage:** $50.79/hr
- **Wage range (10th–90th percentile):** $64,000 to $174,050, with the middle half between $82,220 and $141,490
- **Total US employment:** 29,030
- **Typical entry education:** Master's
- **Preparation required:** Considerable preparation — O\*NET rates this "Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed"
- **Projected growth:** +11.0% over 2025–2035 (BLS EP, 2025–2035)
- **Annual job openings:** 1,900 openings a year
- **AI-resilience score:** 4/100 — a NueCareer heuristic over O\*NET work activities and context, not a BLS or O\*NET figure

## Pay

National wage distribution, BLS OEWS, May 2025, across 29,030 US jobs.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $64,000 |
| 25th | $82,220 |
| 50th (median) | $105,650 |
| 75th | $141,490 |
| 90th | $174,050 |
| Mean (average) | $115,700 |

### Pay by state

The 15 highest-paying states, by median annual wage. The cost-of-living-adjusted column divides the state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, so the columns answer different questions: the first is what the job pays there, the second is what that pay buys there.

| State | Median annual wage | Cost-of-living adjusted | Employment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DC | $140,670 | $127,997 | 550 |
| NY | $136,020 | $126,037 | 1,220 |
| CA | $135,960 | $122,796 | 2,480 |
| MD | $132,620 | $126,354 | 2,730 |
| IL | $119,760 | $119,810 | 480 |
| NJ | $118,280 | $108,708 | 880 |
| NC | $115,690 | $122,649 | 1,200 |
| GA | $115,150 | $119,583 | 460 |
| VA | $114,920 | $113,665 | 720 |
| KY | $112,520 | $124,802 | 80 |
| KS | $111,780 | $124,106 | 80 |
| CO | $109,660 | $106,412 | 780 |
| DE | $109,570 | $109,781 | 70 |
| IN | $109,300 | $117,113 | 230 |
| FL | $108,040 | $104,473 | 550 |

31 more states with published wage data are omitted here. The full table for all 46 states is at https://nuecareer.com/careers/statistician/salary-by-state, or as JSON at https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/statistician.

## Outlook

BLS projects employment to move from 31,300 in the 2025–2035 base year to 34,700 by the end of the cycle — a gain of 3,400 jobs, or +11.0%. Much faster than average: 11.0% against 3.5% projected for all occupations over the same cycle. About 1,900 openings a year are expected on average, counting openings from growth as well as from workers leaving the occupation permanently. Source: BLS EP, 2025–2035.

## How to get in

- **Typical entry education:** Master's degree (BLS Employment Projections).
- **Preparation level:** Considerable preparation — O\*NET's preparation band for this occupation is "Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed".
- **Related work experience typically required:** None.
- **Typical on-the-job training:** None.

### Education people in this job actually hold

O\*NET surveys incumbents, so this distribution describes who is in the job today and can differ from the BLS entry requirement above.

| Education level | Share of workers |
| --- | --- |
| Master's Degree | 61.9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 14.3% |
| Doctoral Degree | 9.5% |
| Some College Courses | 4.8% |
| Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | 4.8% |
| Post-Doctoral Training | 4.8% |

## What the work involves

- 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.
- Prepare data for processing by organizing information, checking for inaccuracies, and adjusting and weighting the raw data.
- Develop and test experimental designs, sampling techniques, and analytical methods.
- Identify relationships and trends in data, as well as any factors that could affect the results of research.
- Present statistical and nonstatistical results, using charts, bullets, and graphs, in meetings or conferences to audiences such as clients, peers, and students.
- Adapt statistical methods to solve specific problems in many fields, such as economics, biology, and engineering.

## Skills and knowledge

### Essential skills

- Mathematics — importance 4.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Reading Comprehension — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Critical Thinking — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Listening — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Speaking — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Writing — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Learning — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Science — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Transferable skills

These are the skills that carry into other occupations, and they drive the related-occupation and career-change rankings on this site.

- Complex Problem Solving — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Judgment and Decision Making — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Programming — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Systems Analysis — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Systems Evaluation — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Time Management — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Coordination — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Instructing — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Knowledge areas

- Mathematics — importance 4.7 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Computers and Electronics — importance 4.2 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- English Language — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Education and Training — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Administration and Management — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Customer and Personal Service — importance 2.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Abilities

- Mathematical Reasoning — importance 4.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Number Facility — importance 4.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Written Comprehension — importance 4.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Comprehension — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Expression — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Written Expression — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

## Who it suits

O\*NET rates every occupation on the six Holland (RIASEC) interest areas, on a 1–7 scale. This occupation's strongest areas are Investigative (I), Conventional (C).

| Interest area | Score (1–7) |
| --- | --- |
| I — Investigative | 6.58 |
| C — Conventional | 6.03 |
| R — Realistic | 2.14 |
| E — Enterprising | 1.82 |
| A — Artistic | 1.77 |
| S — Social | 1.71 |

### Personality fit

These scores are **derived by NueCareer**, not published by any government agency: they are cosine similarities between a personality type's trait profile and this occupation's O\*NET interest and work-style ratings, expressed 0–100. Treat them as a starting point for exploration, not as evidence that a type belongs in a job.

| Type | Fit score (0–100) |
| --- | --- |
| INTJ | 80.2 |
| ISTJ | 79.9 |
| ISTP | 66.2 |
| ISFJ | 62.7 |
| ESTJ | 61.7 |

Best-fitting types: INTJ, ISTJ.

## Related occupations

O\*NET's primary related occupations, in its own ranked order.

- [Data Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/data-scientist) — median $120,230
- [Biostatistician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/biostatistician) — median $105,650
- [Clinical Data Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/clinical-data-manager) — median $120,230
- [Mathematician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/mathematician) — median $126,710
- [Bioinformatics Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bioinformatics-scientist) — median $98,920
- [Financial Quantitative Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-quantitative-analyst) — median $81,100
- [Survey Researcher](https://nuecareer.com/careers/survey-researcher) — median $69,460
- [Operations Research Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/operations-research-analyst) — median $88,940
- [Computer and Information Research Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-and-information-research-scientist) — median $140,300
- [Environmental Economist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/environmental-economist) — median $124,720

## Sources

- **O\*NET** — O\*NET 31.0 Database, August 2026. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS OEWS** — BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS EP** — BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, 2025–2035. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **BLS OOH** — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2025–2035 edition. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
- **BEA RPP** — BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024. https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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