Statisticians

Moderate Risk
55%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
52%
(Moderate Risk)
POLLING
59%
(Moderate Risk)
Average: 55%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
11.8%
by year 2033
WAGES
$104,110
or $50.05 per hour
Volume
29,950
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
5.9/10

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Calculated automation risk

52% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Originality

User poll

59% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 52% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Statisticians will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Statisticians' job openings is expected to rise 11.8% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

Very high paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Statisticians' was $104,110, or $50 per hour

'Statisticians' were paid 116.6% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 29,950 people employed as 'Statisticians' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 5 thousand people are employed as 'Statisticians'.

Job 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.

SOC Code: 15-2041.00

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Comments

Ivan (Low) 30 days ago
Current AI doesn't know how to apply accurately a statisti al analysis. They have a general idea but the application itself Is completely wrong most of the time
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D (Moderate) 6 months ago
It uses a lot of math, and robots are good at math
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RK 11 months ago
you still have to understand what statistics mean and the context of use, in addition to interpreting the math and the underlying bias in experimental design, data, assumptions etc... , that is sometimes more a gut feeling and instinct coupled with out of the box thinking.
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Kevin Samik Yanque Amable (Highly likely) 1 year ago
Chat GPT4 has a statistical analysis.
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Liop (Moderate) 3 years ago
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Y 4 years ago
Statistics requires a lot of reasoning which could not be done by a robot.
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JG 3 years ago
Yes I completely agree with you. Statistics is not only about numbers, a large part of statistics is the interpretation of data and then drawing a conclusion based on that data. Which can not be done by robots
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Cow Extraordinaire 10 months ago
>For now
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Anna (Moderate) 4 years ago
Computers are getting more advanced. Already, there are programs that just take the numbers a person puts in and puts it into a graph, calculates all the things needed for you. All someone has to do is develop a system that finds the information itself, which is not impossible. It is not even improbable with today's technology. It is coming.
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Thom 3 years ago
I think you're oversimplifying the job. Generating graphs and summarizing data are things I do, but they're not what they pay me for. AutoML does make me a bit nervous and sometimes gives remarkable results with little effort, but I think competitive pressure is going to keep humans (who know what they're doing and how to leverage the new tools) in the loop for a while yet.
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