DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

15-2041 Statisticians

Occupational Description:
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. Excludes "Survey Researchers" (19-3022).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 92068$44.20/hr$1.46/hr$27.74/hr$34.08/hr$41.93/hr$52.46/hr$66.06/hr
U S 39,090860$46.48/hr$0.37/hr$25.59/hr$33.26/hr$44.28/hr$57.70/hr$71.29/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Statisticians
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Professional and Business Services370$43.74/hr
Financial Activities180$46.27/hr
Manufacturing90$52.85/hr
Education and Health Services80$43.83/hr
Other Regional Data For Statisticians
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota 920 $41.93/hr 5.8%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 830 $42.23/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 830 $42.22/hr N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA 30 $37.96/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 30 $40.74/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 30 $42.53/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 20 $47.86/hr N/A
Southwest Balance of State 10 $42.26/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 10 $29.83/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota 10 $37.51/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 10 $29.82/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State N/A $34.88/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A $42.49/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Rochester MN MSA N/A $44.05/hr N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Cost Estimators4,480$31.12/hr1.7%
Operations Research Analysts2,680$41.91/hr3.7%
Actuaries460$48.58/hr4.0%
Traffic Technicians30$32.14/hrN/A
MathematiciansN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Statisticians