Statisticians
Human Advantage 67%
Significant human skills needed
AI Automation Risk Low Risk
2.9 / 10
This occupation requires complex human judgment, social interaction, and creative problem-solving that are difficult to automate.
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 Known As: Analytical Statistician, Applied Scientist, Applied Statistician, Biometrician, Clinical Analyst, Data Analyst, Data Analyst Specialist, Data Analytics Specialist +31 more
Core Tasks
- 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.
- Design research projects that apply valid scientific techniques, and use information obtained from baselines or historical data to structure uncompromised and efficient analyses.
- Adapt statistical methods to solve specific problems in many fields, such as economics, biology, and engineering.
- Evaluate sources of information to determine any limitations, in terms of reliability or usability.
- Process large amounts of data for statistical modeling and graphic analysis, using computers.
- Develop software applications or programming for statistical modeling and graphic analysis.
- Report results of statistical analyses in peer-reviewed papers and technical manuals.
- Plan data collection methods for specific projects, and determine the types and sizes of sample groups to be used.
- Apply sampling techniques, or use complete enumeration bases to determine and define groups to be surveyed.
- Examine theories, such as those of probability and inference, to discover mathematical bases for new or improved methods of obtaining and evaluating numerical data.
- Supervise and provide instructions for workers collecting and tabulating data.
Supplemental Tasks (1)
- Prepare and structure data warehouses for storing data.
Education & Training
Job Zone 5 Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
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Experience: Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
On-the-Job Training: Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
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