| Activities | Engages in the development of mathematical theory or apply statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical biological data to provide usable information. |
 |
|
| Outlook | Average job growth |
|
|
| Median Income | $72,830 in 2010 |
|
|
| Work Context & Conditions | Usually work regular hours in comfortable offices. Some statisticians travel to provide advice on research projects, supervise and set up surveys, or gather statistical data. |
|
|
| Minimum Education Requirements | Master's Degree
|
|
|
| Skills | Programming, Critical Thinking, Instructing, Active Listening, Writing, Time Management, Mathematics, Systems Evaluation, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Science |
|
|
| Abilities | Speed of Closure, Number Facility, Category Flexibility, Deductive Reasoning, Written Comprehension, Near Vision, Mathematical Reasoning, Information Ordering, Inductive Reasoning, Written Expression |
|
|
| Interviews | Richard Simon |
|
