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Statistician

Last modified: November 07, 2011, 01:25 PM

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This is an ideal career for analytical thinkers. As a statistician, your job is to collect, classify, analyse, and interpret numerical facts or data. You then use statistical methods to produce valuable information, creating an ordered and accessible summary of data and findings.

Salary p/a
59k - 78k

Qualifications
Degree

Intensity
Sitting

Demand
Stable

Travel
Low

Conditions
Indoor

Weekly Hours
Up to 40

Pros

Mentally active occupation
Rewarding outcomes
Producing fascinating and valuable information

Cons

Tedium of an office job
Time wasted by inaccurately collected data
Pressure to analyse and find logical correlations

The Bottom Line

Statisticians are interested in mathematics and processing information. It’s an office job with times of a repetitious workload. The entire process can be fascinating and intellectually challenging.

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