| Related Jobs |  | Biomedical Engineer, Engineer, Chemical, Administrator, Medical Database |
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| Job Outlook | | Average growth is expected in employment of statisticians over the 2006-16 period. Biostatisticians should experience employment growth, primarily because of the booming pharmaceuticals business. As pharmaceutical companies develop new treatments and medical technologies, biostatisticians will be needed to do research and clinical trials.
Individuals with a degree in statistics should have opportunities in a variety of fields. For example, many jobs involve the analysis and interpretation of data from economics, biological science, psychology, computer software engineering, education, and other disciplines. Additional job openings will become available as statisticians transfer to other occupations, retire, or leave the workforce for other reasons.
Among graduates with a master’s degree in statistics, those with a strong background in an allied field, such as finance, biology, engineering, or computer science, should have the best prospects of finding jobs related to their field of study.
Because of the widespread use of computers in this field, statisticians in all industries should have good computer programming skills and knowledge of statistical software. |
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| More Information | | American Statistical Association |
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| References | | Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, Statisticians, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos045.htm
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