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Jobs with Statistics

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Statisticians can work in almost any area you can think of. As the rest of maths, statistics is a set of tools that can be used to understand the complex happenings in the world around us, and so a statistician's career can encompass work in vastly different fields. Have a look at some examples.


Plus magazine career interviews

Plus magazine interview, medical statistician
Rob Hemmings used to work as a statistician for a pharmaceutical company, and now works for the government regulating medicines.

Plus magazine interview, statistical consultant
John Henstridge and Jodie Thompson are consultant statisticians at Data Analysis Australia, using maths to understand a wide range of real life problems

Plus magazine interview, government statistician
Emily Poskett's work as a government statistician makes a real difference in poor countries.

Plus magazine interview, actuarial researcher
Shane Whelan's career path has been defined both by what he enjoyed and by a desire to keep learning. Becoming an actuary seemed like the perfect solution.

Plus magazine careers library
A collection of interviews from people in various maths-related careers, showing the wide range of uses maths can get put to in the real world.


Career profiles from the Royal Statistical Society

The Royal Statistical Society's careers website
Below you can find links to profiles of people who have statistical jobs

The RSS guide to careers in statistics
Full and detailed information about careers across the whole range of statistics, from the Royal Statistical Society


Some stats job descriptions

Statisticians can work in almost any field. Have a look at our small selection of job descriptions.

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