Occupational Employment Statistics
15-2041 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 bio-statistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians. Excludes “Survey Researchers” (19-3022).
| Manufacturing | N/A | N/A |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 20 | $59.95/hr |
| Financial Activities | 120 | $52.12/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 210 | $106.35/hr |
| Education and Health Services | N/A | N/A |
| Public Administration | 260 | $40.44/hr |
- Prepare data for processing by organizing information, checking for inaccuracies, and adjusting and weighting the raw data.
- Review clinical or other medical research protocols and recommend appropriate statistical analyses.
- Provide biostatistical consultation to clients or colleagues.
- Report results of statistical analyses, including information in the form of graphs, charts, and tables.
- Identify relationships and trends in data, as well as any factors that could affect the results of research.
- Assign work to biostatistical assistants or programmers.
- Draw conclusions or make predictions, based on data summaries or statistical analyses.
- Write program code to analyze data with statistical analysis software.
- Read current literature, attend meetings or conferences, and talk with colleagues to keep abreast of methodological or conceptual developments in fields such as biostatistics, pharmacology, life sciences, and social sciences.
- Analyze and interpret statistical data to identify significant differences in relationships among sources of information.