What it pays
Government survey numbers — not estimates, not ads.
Half of all Statisticians in the U.S. earn more than $105,650 a year — the middle 80% land between $64,000 and $174,050. About 29,030 people in the U.S. do this work. Figures are for the U.S. occupation group “Statisticians”. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics survey, published 2025.) In India, Professionals earn about ₹38,298 a month on average — around ₹4.6 lakh a year (government PLFS survey via ILOSTAT, occupation-family figure).
$105,650typical pay / year
29,030people in this work
$174,050+top 10% earn
₹4.6 lakha year in India (family avg)
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Analysing4
Apply statistical methods to data
+Estimate treatment effects using the cleaned panel, run difference-in-differences with clustered standard…
Apply statistical methods to data
+Estimate treatment effects using the cleaned panel, run difference-in-differences with clustered standard errors, test parallel trends, and produce a short methods note with robustness checks by Wednesday.
The tools that do the workIBM SPSS StatisticsMicrosoft ExcelESCOjob descriptionsO*NETWikipedia
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Analyze data to identify trends
+Produce time series and cross-section descriptions to detect emerging trends in consumption and employment,…
Analyze data to identify trends
+Produce time series and cross-section descriptions to detect emerging trends in consumption and employment, run seasonal decomposition and moving averages, flag three candidate trend stories and visualise each by Thursday.
The tools that do the workApache SparkMicrosoft Exceljob descriptionsO*NETWikipedia
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Collect data
+Design and deploy a short high-frequency module to collect weekly price and employment data from 500…
Collect data
+Design and deploy a short high-frequency module to collect weekly price and employment data from 500 respondents, prepare data entry templates, train enumerators this Friday, and begin collection Monday morning.
The tools that do the workMicrosoft ExcelESCOjob descriptionsWikipedia
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Develop and apply statistical principles
+Specify the identification strategy and estimands for the labour supply model, code the sampling weights and…
Develop and apply statistical principles
+Specify the identification strategy and estimands for the labour supply model, code the sampling weights and instruments, run robustness checks across alternative specifications, document assumptions and output a reproducible script and results table for peer review by Tuesday.
The tools that do the workIBM SPSS Statisticsjob descriptionsO*NET
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Keeping the record2
Produce statistical reports and visualizations
+Produce a six-page statistical report with tables and three visualisations summarising income distribution,…
Produce statistical reports and visualizations
+Produce a six-page statistical report with tables and three visualisations summarising income distribution, unemployment rates, and treatment heterogeneity, include methodology appendix and deliver PDF by next Tuesday.
The tools that do the workIBM SPSS StatisticsMicrosoft Officejob descriptionsO*NETWikipedia
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Collect and organize data for analysis
+Gather the monthly microdata files from the firm registry, clean duplicate entries and inconsistent codes,…
Collect and organize data for analysis
+Gather the monthly microdata files from the firm registry, clean duplicate entries and inconsistent codes, merge with quarterly national accounts, standardise variable names, validate key series against published totals, and produce one analysis-ready panel by Friday.
The tools that do the workMicrosoft ExcelLinuxjob descriptionsO*NETWikipedia
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The daily work14
Identify statistical patterns
+Scan the time-series and cross-sectional datasets for nonstationarity, structural breaks, and correlated…
Identify statistical patterns
+Scan the time-series and cross-sectional datasets for nonstationarity, structural breaks, and correlated residuals, flag candidate explanatory variables with clear partial correlations, and produce a one-page memo summarising the patterns and proposed tests by Thursday.
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Gather data
+Compile the consumer transactions, macro indicators, and firm-level balance sheets into one cleaned panel,…
Gather data
+Compile the consumer transactions, macro indicators, and firm-level balance sheets into one cleaned panel, reconcile mismatched identifiers and missing dates, document data provenance and quality issues, and deliver the harmonised dataset and a 200-word provenance note by Tuesday morning.
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Assess reliability of source information
+Assess the reliability of the supplier data file by running completeness and consistency checks, score each…
Assess reliability of source information
+Assess the reliability of the supplier data file by running completeness and consistency checks, score each source by missingness and variance, flag entries with contradictory metadata, and produce a one‑page memo of confidence levels and recommended follow ups.
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Evaluate and describe data utility
+Evaluate the utility of the household survey dataset for policy modelling: report variable coverage, temporal…
Evaluate and describe data utility
+Evaluate the utility of the household survey dataset for policy modelling: report variable coverage, temporal and geographic granularity, known biases, effective sample sizes per subgroup, and a clear recommendation on whether it can support causal inference.
The tools that do the workMicrosoft Exceljob descriptionsWikipedia
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Use software like R, Python, SAS, SQL
+Prepare an analysis workflow using R and SQL: list the extraction queries, cleaning steps, feature…
Use software like R, Python, SAS, SQL
+Prepare an analysis workflow using R and SQL: list the extraction queries, cleaning steps, feature transformations, and statistical packages to use, plus expected runtimes and one reproducible script that pulls a test sample and returns variable summaries.
The tools that do the workMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft Exceljob descriptionsWikipedia
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Build models and perform hypothesis testing
+Build the econometric specification, estimate the models for treatment and control groups, run robustness…
Build models and perform hypothesis testing
+Build the econometric specification, estimate the models for treatment and control groups, run robustness checks and standard hypothesis tests, then write a results appendix with coefficients, standard errors, p‑values and interpretation for the policy team.
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Liaise with management to define data needs
+Meet with finance and product leadership, clarify the business questions, list required variables and…
Liaise with management to define data needs
+Meet with finance and product leadership, clarify the business questions, list required variables and acceptable refresh frequency, estimate data collection costs and a minimal viable dataset, then circulate a one‑page spec for sign off.
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Create charts
+Produce three clear charts for the board: time series of monthly revenue with trend and seasonal…
Create charts
+Produce three clear charts for the board: time series of monthly revenue with trend and seasonal decomposition, scatterplot of price versus demand with fitted line, and a bar chart of top ten segments by contribution, each with captions and data source noted.
The tools that do the workMicrosoft ExcelESCO
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Process data
+Clean the raw household survey, remove duplicate IDs and impossible values, harmonise date and income fields,…
Process data
+Clean the raw household survey, remove duplicate IDs and impossible values, harmonise date and income fields, create a single analysis-ready panel dataset and save it as a reproducible extract for the modelling team by Wednesday.
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Think analytically
+Review the recent demand forecast, list three plausible alternative causal stories for the sales spike, note…
Think analytically
+Review the recent demand forecast, list three plausible alternative causal stories for the sales spike, note what extra data would falsify each story, and rank them by how likely they are to change our pricing recommendation before Friday.
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Perform data analysis
+Run the pre-registered analysis on the cleaned panel: estimate fixed effects demand elasticities with…
Perform data analysis
+Run the pre-registered analysis on the cleaned panel: estimate fixed effects demand elasticities with clustered standard errors, produce coefficient table, diagnostic plots and a compact CSV of predicted values for the client report by Thursday noon.
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Apply statistical analysis techniques
+Apply the suite of statistical tests to the experiment: check baseline balance, test for heteroskedasticity…
Apply statistical analysis techniques
+Apply the suite of statistical tests to the experiment: check baseline balance, test for heteroskedasticity and serial correlation, run the prespecified interaction terms, and write one-paragraph implications for inference and robustness.
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Apply scientific methods
+Design the empirical strategy: state hypotheses, specify identifying assumptions, list required instruments…
Apply scientific methods
+Design the empirical strategy: state hypotheses, specify identifying assumptions, list required instruments and data, outline tests that would refute the identification, and draft a timeline for data collection and analysis.
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Write work-related reports
+Draft the methods and results section of the policy brief: summarise sample construction, describe main…
Write work-related reports
+Draft the methods and results section of the policy brief: summarise sample construction, describe main estimators and standard errors, include concise tables and two figures, and end with clear policy takeaways for the deputy director.
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