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.

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  • data engineer
  • data specialist
  • sampling expert
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  • data coordinator
  • database analyst
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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
88% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
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.

Report results via graphs, charts, tables, and written analyses85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable

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.

Barely automatable 2

Barely automatable activities for Statisticians
ActivityJobs
Supervise information technology personnel12
Determine appropriate methods for data analysis6