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).| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities | 830 | 65 | $44.52/hr | $1.71/hr | $27.53/hr | $34.19/hr | $42.22/hr | $53.20/hr | $66.97/hr |
| Minnesota | 920 | 68 | $44.20/hr | $1.46/hr | $27.74/hr | $34.08/hr | $41.93/hr | $52.46/hr | $66.06/hr |
| U S | 39,090 | 860 | $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. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change - | |
| Cost Estimators | 2,840 | $32.34/hr | N/A |
| Operations Research Analysts | 2,410 | $42.26/hr | N/A |
| Actuaries | 450 | $48.48/hr | N/A |
| Traffic Technicians | 20 | $32.15/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Statisticians
- Applies statistical methodology to provide information for scientific research and statistical analysis.
- Plans methods to collect information and develops questionnaire techniques according to survey design.
- Conducts surveys utilizing sampling techniques or complete enumeration bases.
- Develops and tests experimental designs, sampling techniques, and analytical methods, and prepares recommendations concerning their use.
- Analyzes and interprets statistics to identify significant differences in relationships among sources of information.
- Describes sources of information, and limitations on reliability and usability.
- Presents numerical information by computer readouts, graphs, charts, tables, written reports or other methods.
- Examines theories, such as those of probability and inference, to discover mathematical bases for new or improved methods of obtaining and evaluating numerical data.
- Develops statistical methodology.
- Evaluates reliability of source information, adjusts and weighs raw data, and organizes results into form compatible with analysis by computers or other methods.
- Investigates, evaluates, and reports on applicability, efficiency, and accuracy of statistical methods used to obtain and evaluate data.
