MS in Statistics • SAS Certified Specialist • Actuarial Candidate (3 Exams)
The best thing about being a statistician is that you get to play in everyone's backyard.
-- John Wilder Tukey (1915-2000)

Job Outlook: Much Faster Than Average Employment Growth Rate

Statistician

​Occupational Outlook Handbook, May 2020
  • $92,270 median annual pay
  • 35%  growth, 2020-2030​
    • 42,000 jobs in 2020​
    • 14,900 jobs increase
    • 56,900 jobs in 2030
U.S. News Best Jobs Rankings 2022
  • #3 in Best Business Jobs
  • #7 in Best STEM Jobs
  • #8 in 100 Best Jobs​​

Data Scientist

​Occupational Outlook Handbook, May 2020
  • $98,230 median annual pay
  • 31% growth, 2020-2030​
    • 63,200 jobs in 2020
    • ​19,800 jobs increase
    • 83,000 jobs in 2030
U.S. News Best Jobs Rankings 2022
  • ​#3 in Best Technology Jobs
  • #6 in 100 Best Jobs
  • #6 in Best STEM Jobs​​​

Operations Research Analyst

​Occupational Outlook Handbook​, May 2020
  • $​86,200 median annual pay
  • 25% growth, 2020-2030
    • 104,100 jobs in 2020
    • ​​25,600 jobs increase
    • 129,700 jobs in 2030
U.S. News Best Jobs Rankings 2022
  • ​#5 in Best Business Jobs
  • #9 in Best STEM Jobs
  • #15 in 100 Best Jobs​​​

Actuary

​Occupational Outlook Handbook​, May 2020
  • ​​$111,030 median annual pay
  • 24% growth, 2020-2030
    • 27,700 jobs in 2020
    • ​​6,800 jobs increase
    • 34,500 jobs in 2030
U.S. News Best Jobs Rankings 2022
  • ​#7 in Best Business Jobs
  • #11 in Best STEM Jobs
  • #20 in 100 Best Jobs
  • ​#24 in Best Paying Jobs​​​

Mathematical Sciences Occupations

​Occupational Outlook Handbook, May 2020
  • $93,170 median annual pay
  • 28%  growth, 2020-2030​
    • 240,000 jobs in 2020​
    • 67,200 jobs increase
    • 307,200 jobs in 2030​​​
In God we trust - all others, bring data.
-- William Edwards Deming (1900-1993)
All models are wrong, but some are useful.
-- George Box (1919-2013)

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