Statistician

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of 2014, 26,970 jobs were classified as statistician in the United States. Of these people, approximately 30 percent worked for governments (federal, state, or local).{{cite web |url=https://www.bls.gov/ooh/math/statisticians.htm |author=Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor |work=Occupational Outlook Handbook |edition=2016-17 |title=Statisticians |access-date=30 May 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527003640/https://www.bls.gov/ooh/math/statisticians.htm |archive-date=27 May 2017 }} As of October 2021, the median pay for statisticians in the United States was $92,270.{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Morgan|date=2021-10-11|title=The 10 fastest-growing science and technology jobs of the next decade|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/11/the-10-fastest-growing-science-and-technology-jobs-of-the-next-decade.html|access-date=2021-10-13|website=CNBC|language=en}}

Additionally, there is a substantial number of people who use statistics and data analysis in their work but have job titles other than statistician,{{cite web |url=http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos045.htm |title=Statisticians |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514232329/http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos045.htm |archive-date=14 May 2011 |author=Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor |work=Occupational Outlook Handbook |edition=2010-11}} such as actuaries, applied mathematicians, economists, data scientists, data analysts (predictive analytics), financial analysts, psychometricians, sociologists, epidemiologists, and quantitative psychologists.{{cite web |url=http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos045.htm |title=Statisticians |author=Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor |work=Occupational Outlook Handbook |edition=2006-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001105634/http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos045.htm |archive-date=1 October 2007 |access-date=3 October 2007 }} Statisticians are included with the professions in various national and international occupational classifications.{{cite web |url=http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/docs/resol08.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007175338/http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/docs/resol08.pdf |archive-date=2008-10-07 |url-status=live |title=International Labour Organisation (ILO) International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) ISCO-08 classification structure |access-date=29 January 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p3VD.pl?Function=getVD&TVD=122372&CVD=122374&CPV=21&CST=01012011&CLV=2&MLV=4 |title=Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011 21 - Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences |date=6 January 2012 |access-date=29 January 2017}}

In many countries, including the United States, employment in the field requires either a master's degree in statistics or a related field or a PhD.

According to one industry professional, "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)."{{cite web |url=http://bulletin.imstat.org/2014/10/ims-presidential-address-let-us-own-data-science/ |title=IMS Presidential Address: Let us own Data Science, 1 October 2014, News of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics |access-date=29 January 2017}}

According to the BLS, "Overall employment grow 33% from 2016 to 2026, much faster than average for all occupations. Businesses will need these workers to analyze the increasing volume of digital and electronic data."{{Cite web|title=Mathematicians and Statisticians : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics|url=https://www.bls.gov/ooh/math/mathematicians-and-statisticians.htm|access-date=2018-02-28|website=www.bls.gov|language=en-us}} In October 2021, the CNBC rated it the fastest growing job in science and technology of the next decade, with a projected growth rate of 35.40%.{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Morgan|date=2021-10-11|title=The 10 fastest-growing science and technology jobs of the next decade|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/11/the-10-fastest-growing-science-and-technology-jobs-of-the-next-decade.html|access-date=2021-10-13|website=CNBC|language=en}}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060805092151/http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos045.htm Statistician entry, Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics]
• [http://www.amstat.org/careers/index.cfm?fuseaction=main Careers Center, American Statistical Association]
• [https://www.statslife.org.uk/careers Careers information, Royal Statistical Society (UK)]
• [http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/isco88/2122.htm Listing of tasks and duties - The International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO)]
• [http://online.onetcenter.org/link/summary/15-2041.00 Listings of nature of work etc - O*NET]

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Statistician