Statisticians, task by task.
The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.
Also filed here39
- demographer
- biometrician
- data analyst
- data manager
- data modeler
- statistician
- data engineer
- data specialist
- sampling expert
- clinical analyst
- data coordinator
- database analyst
- applied scientist
- financial analyst
- and 25 more
- SOC code
- 15-2041.00
- Activities scored
- 6
- In O*NET
- 17 activities
- Activities an agent can take on
- 5
- Grounded in
- O*NET 30.3
The tasks · StatisticiansSOC 15-2041.00
Analyze data, identify trends, and interpret statistical relationshipsWhat can do this →
88% agentMostly automatable
Prepare and structure data for processing and analysisWhat can do this →
85% agentMostly automatable
Report results via graphs, charts, tables, and written analysesWhat can do this →
85% agentMostly automatable
Develop statistical software applications and programming codeWhat can do this →
82% agentMostly automatable
Design research studies, sampling techniques, and experimental methodsWhat can do this →
78% agentMostly automatable
Determine appropriate statistical methods based on research questionsWhat can do this →
28% you keepBarely automatable
The team5 agents 5 need no setup
Statistical Analysis Agent
Python · R · SAS
No integration needed
Data Preparation Agent
Python · Microsoft Excel · SQL
No integration needed
Reporting & Visualization Agent
Tableau · Microsoft PowerPoint · R
No integration needed
Statistical Programming Agent
Python · R · C++
No integration needed
Research Design Agent
Python · IBM SPSS Statistics · Docs
No integration needed
You keep this
Approve final statistical methodology and validate appropriateness for research questionsOwn accountability for statistical validity and accuracy of published resultsSupervise and provide instructions to data collection workersPresent and defend findings to stakeholders in high-stakes decision contexts
Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.
Start with these three
The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.
The full activity list
All 17 detailed work activities O*NET records for Statisticians, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.
Mostly automatable 15
Barely automatable 2
| Activity | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Supervise information technology personnel | 12 |
| Determine appropriate methods for data analysis | 6 |