Computer and Mathematical · Holland code IC

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 biostatistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians.

Also called: Database Analyst, Mathematical Statistician, Statistical Analyst, Statistician, Demographer, Education Research Analyst, Psychometric Consultant, Quantitative Methodologist.

O*NET 15-2041.00

At a glance

US median annual pay: $105,650; Middle half earn $82,220 to $141,490. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Most common education: Master's Degree; 62% of workers surveyed by O*NET report this level.
Preparation needed: Job Zone 5 of 5; Extensive preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.

What the work involves

The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.

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.
Determine whether statistical methods are appropriate, based on user needs or research questions of interest.
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.

Skills and knowledge it leans on

Skills

Mathematics4.9 / 5
Reading Comprehension4.0 / 5
Critical Thinking4.0 / 5
Active Listening3.9 / 5
Speaking3.9 / 5
Writing3.8 / 5

Knowledge areas

Mathematics4.7 / 5
Computers and Electronics4.2 / 5
English Language3.9 / 5
Education and Training2.9 / 5
Administration and Management2.8 / 5
Customer and Personal Service2.5 / 5

Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.

Who tends to enjoy it

How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.

Realistic19
Investigative93
Artistic13
Social12
Enterprising14
Conventional84

The same work abroad

Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.

European occupation titles (ESCO)

demographer · DE Demograf/Demografin · FR démographe
statistician · DE Statistiker/Statistikerin · FR statisticien/statisticienne
biometrician · DE Biometriker/Biometrikerin · FR biométricien/biométricienne
bioinformatics scientist · DE Bioinformatiker/Bioinformatikerin · FR bioinformaticien/bioinformaticienne
epidemiologist · DE Epidemiologe/Epidemiologin · FR épidémiologiste
business intelligence manager · DE Business-Intelligence-Manager/Business-Intelligence-Managerin · FR veilleur stratégique/veilleuse stratégique

Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)

Management consultants and business analysts (2431)245,700 employed
Data analysts (3544)140,900 employed
Actuaries, economists and statisticians (2433)85,900 employed

Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.

Pay across Europe, for the whole group

Median annual earnings of all employees in “Professionals”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.

Median annual earnings, Professionals, by country
Country	Median pay
Belgium	€61,714
Germany	€59,529
Ireland	€56,877
Austria	€55,374
Netherlands	€53,595
Sweden	€43,567
France	€41,515
Spain	€35,735
Italy	€33,649
Portugal	€26,072
Poland	€14,380

Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.

Exposure to AI

This occupation sits in the higher third of the 774 occupations scored, with an exposure score of +1.38. The scores are standardized across those occupations, so 0 is the average and a score of 1 is about one standard deviation above it.

Our note on reading it: the dataset links AI applications to the abilities that occupations require, so the score reflects overlap between the two. It is a comparison between occupations, not a forecast about jobs. It does not say whether exposure means tasks are replaced or workers get more done with the tools, and it says little about one employer or one role.

Source: Felten, E., Raj, M., & Seamans, R. (2021). Occupational, industry, and geographic exposure to artificial intelligence: A novel dataset and its potential uses. Strategic Management Journal, 42(12), 2195-2217. Matched to this page by 6-digit SOC code (15-2041).

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