Statisticians Career, Salary and Skills
Statisticians have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $105,650 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 29,030. Wage data is published for 132 locations.
Occupation description
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.
O*NET code
15-2041.00
Job zone
5
Typical education
Master's Degree
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$105,650
Hourly median
$50.79
Employment
29,030
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 4.88 | 5.38 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.00 | 4.50 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.88 |
| Active Listening | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Speaking | 3.88 | 4.25 |
| Writing | 3.75 | 4.25 |
| Active Learning | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Science | 3.50 | 3.88 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.38 | 3.88 |
Typical 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.
- Supervise and provide instructions for workers collecting and tabulating data.
Technology
- Amazon Redshift
- Amazon Web Services AWS software
- Angoss KnowledgeSEEKER
- Apache Hadoop
- Apache Pig
- Apache Spark
- Aptech Systems GAUSS
- Automatic Forecasting Systems Autobox
- C++
- Camfit Data Limited Microfit
- Common business oriented language COBOL
- Cytel StatXact
- DataDescription DataDesk
- Econometric Software LIMDEP
Statisticians salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Statisticians Salary in Washington, DCMedian $136,660 · Employment 3,220
- Statisticians Salary in WAMedian $105,650 · Employment 2,960
- Statisticians Salary in MDMedian $132,620 · Employment 2,730
- Statisticians Salary in Seattle, WAMedian $105,650 · Employment 2,560
- Statisticians Salary in MAMedian $96,710 · Employment 2,480
- Statisticians Salary in CAMedian $135,960 · Employment 2,480
- Statisticians Salary in Boston, MAMedian $102,320 · Employment 1,950
- Statisticians Salary in PAMedian $93,830 · Employment 1,630
- Statisticians Salary in New York, NYMedian $137,510 · Employment 1,460
- Statisticians Salary in TXMedian $102,960 · Employment 1,390
- Statisticians Salary in NYMedian $136,020 · Employment 1,220
- Statisticians Salary in NCMedian $115,690 · Employment 1,200
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.