Editing Statistician (section)

==Overview==
According to the United States [[Bureau of Labor Statistics]], as of 2014, 26,970 jobs were classified as ''statistician'' in the United States. Of these people, approximately 30 percent worked for governments (federal, state, or local).<ref name=bls>{{cite web |url=https://www.bls.gov/ooh/math/statisticians.htm |author=Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor  |work=Occupational Outlook Handbook |edition=2016-17 |title=Statisticians |access-date=30 May 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527003640/https://www.bls.gov/ooh/math/statisticians.htm |archive-date=27 May 2017 }}</ref> As of October 2021, the median pay for statisticians in the United States was $92,270.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Morgan|date=2021-10-11|title=The 10 fastest-growing science and technology jobs of the next decade|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/11/the-10-fastest-growing-science-and-technology-jobs-of-the-next-decade.html|access-date=2021-10-13|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref>  

Additionally, there is a substantial number of people who use statistics and data analysis in their work but have job titles other than ''statistician'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos045.htm |title=Statisticians |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514232329/http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos045.htm |archive-date=14 May 2011 |author=Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor |work=Occupational Outlook Handbook |edition=2010-11}}</ref> such as [[Actuary|actuaries]], [[Applied mathematics|applied mathematicians]], [[economist]]s, [[data scientists]], [[data analyst]]s ([[predictive analytics]]), [[financial analyst]]s, [[psychometrician]]s, [[sociologist]]s, [[epidemiologist]]s, and [[Quantitative psychology|quantitative psychologists]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos045.htm |title=Statisticians |author=Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor |work=Occupational Outlook Handbook |edition=2006-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001105634/http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos045.htm |archive-date=1 October 2007 |access-date=3 October 2007 }}</ref> Statisticians are included with the [[profession]]s in various national and international occupational classifications.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/docs/resol08.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007175338/http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/docs/resol08.pdf |archive-date=2008-10-07 |url-status=live |title=International Labour Organisation (ILO) International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) ISCO-08 classification structure |access-date=29 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p3VD.pl?Function=getVD&TVD=122372&CVD=122374&CPV=21&CST=01012011&CLV=2&MLV=4 |title=Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011 21 - Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences |date=6 January 2012 |access-date=29 January 2017}}</ref> 

In many countries, including the [[United States]], employment in the field requires either a [[master's degree]] in statistics or a related field or a [[PhD]].<ref name="ONET" /> 

According to one industry professional, "Typical work includes collaborating with [[Scientist|scientists]], providing mathematical modeling, simulations, designing randomized experiments and randomized sampling plans, analyzing experimental or survey results, and forecasting future events (such as sales of a product)."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bulletin.imstat.org/2014/10/ims-presidential-address-let-us-own-data-science/ |title=IMS Presidential Address: Let us own Data Science, 1 October 2014, News of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics |access-date=29 January 2017}}</ref>

According to the BLS, "Overall employment grow 33% from 2016 to 2026, much faster than average for all occupations. Businesses will need these workers to analyze the increasing volume of digital and electronic data."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mathematicians and Statisticians : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics|url=https://www.bls.gov/ooh/math/mathematicians-and-statisticians.htm|access-date=2018-02-28|website=www.bls.gov|language=en-us}}</ref> In October 2021, the CNBC rated it the fastest growing job in science and technology of the next decade, with a projected growth rate of 35.40%.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Morgan|date=2021-10-11|title=The 10 fastest-growing science and technology jobs of the next decade|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/11/the-10-fastest-growing-science-and-technology-jobs-of-the-next-decade.html|access-date=2021-10-13|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref>