Statistician
A statistician is someone who works with theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private and public sectors. It is common to combine statistical knowledge with expertise in other subjects, and statisticians may work as employees or as statistical consultants.[1][2]
Nature of the work
According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of 2014, 26,970 jobs were classified as statistician in the United States.[3] Of these people, approximately 30 percent worked for governments (federal, state, or local). Additionally, there is a substantial number of people who use statistics in their work but have job titles other than statistician,[4] such as actuaries, applied mathematicians, economists, financial analysts, psychometricians, sociologists, epidemiologists, and quantitative psychologists.[5] Statisticians are included with the professions in various national and international occupational classifications.[6][7]
In the United States most employment in the field requires either a masters degree in statistics or a related field or a PhD.[1] "Typical work includes collaborating with scientists, providing mathematical modeling, simulations, designing randomized experiments and randomized sampling plans, analyzing experimental or survey results, and forecasting future events (such as sales of a product)."[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "O*NET OnLine: 15-2041.00 - Statisticians". Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Royal Statistical Society StatsLife Types of Job". Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. Statisticians:Employment
- ^ Statisticians
- ^ United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ^ "International Labour Organisation (ILO) International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) ISCO-08 classification structure" (PDF). Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011 21 - Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences". Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "IMS Presidential Address: Let us own Data Science, 1 October 2014, News of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics". Retrieved 29 January 2017.
External links
- Statistician entry, Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Careers Center, American Statistical Association
- Careers information, Royal Statistical Society (UK)
- Listing of tasks and duties - The International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO)
- Listings of nature of work etc - O*NET
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