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Statistician: the path

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. Description from O*NET

Also called: Database Analyst, Demographer, Education Research Analyst, Mathematical Statistician, Psychometric Consultant

Typical pay$105,650Median yearly pay, BLS 2025
Job outlook+11% jobsProjected change, 2025–35. All jobs: +3.5%.
Time after high schoolAbout 6 yearsTypical full-time study and training
  1. Step 1Bachelor’s in statistics or math4 years
  2. Step 2Master’s in statisticsAbout 2 years; most jobs ask for one
  3. Step 3Entry-level job

Typical education to start: Master's degree · More on the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook

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Related majors: Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research · Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology · Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology · Mathematics · Applied Mathematics · Statistics · Applied Statistics · Mathematical Economics · Data Science · Data Analytics · Research and Experimental Psychology · Social Sciences, General · Economics · Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

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College Scorecard, 2024 data. Earnings are the median for graduates of the related majors, 4 years after graduating. All figures are estimates.

Best value = earnings ÷ (net price × years of study). Net prices under $1,000 count as $1,000.

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