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Leading Companies & Markets

As a statistician, you will have the opportunity to work in a range of areas. The most common workplace for an economic or social statistician is within government organisations, particularly the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This particular branch of the occupation deals with managing and analysing data in regards to areas of government interest and responsibility, including for example industry, education, crime levels, and population growth. and composition (information for the latter is collected by the Census every four years). The CSIRO is another large government organisation which employs statistical analysis across its many scientific fields.

Another leading area is in business or finance. You would commonly be employed by an investment company, bank, or an insurance agency to monitor trends in the stock market, or to calculate the risk for investment or insurance endeavours. A popular area for a statistician within the business sector is in market research conducted on behalf of suppliers of goods and services on consumer demand for and attitudes to  actual or potential products.

You may choose to work within the area of science. Here, you can use your skills as a statistician to assist in studies regarding things like environment and agriculture, health, weather, and animal behaviour. Another smaller market for statisticians exists within higher education institutions.

Environment & Culture

For the most part, statisticians are based in offices, following a standard 9am-5pm work day. However, you may be expected to leave the office to meet with clients or to attend particular aspects of a study. Although you usually determine the method of a research experiment, your participation in the study will help you gain a better understanding of the data itself, therefore encouraging a more comprehensive analysis.