Welcome to Careers in Statistics, the Royal
Statistical Society's guide to careers in our discipline.
Our guide is aimed at people of all ages who are interested in a career in statistics. You may be very surprised by the huge range of jobs that statisticians do and the places where they work. Statisticians help make good decisions when there is uncertainty; there are many exciting career opportunities to do that.
Our guide is organised in three main sections.
CAREER STAGES breaks down the process according to what stage you are at in your career development - right through from being at school to being an adult thinking about a possible career change.
Our guide is aimed at people of all ages who are interested in a career in statistics. You may be very surprised by the huge range of jobs that statisticians do and the places where they work. Statisticians help make good decisions when there is uncertainty; there are many exciting career opportunities to do that.
Our guide is organised in three main sections.
CAREER STAGES breaks down the process according to what stage you are at in your career development - right through from being at school to being an adult thinking about a possible career change.
CAREER SECTORS looks at careers in many of the areas where
statisticians work. There are extensive details of each of these
careers, information on how to get started, the qualifications you
will need and opportunities for progression. Each career sector
also has a "person profile" of someone in that sector.
GENERAL CAREERS INFORMATION contains a general article for people seeking a statistical job of any kind; an outline of our other careers material; and a large number of links that we hope may be useful.
GENERAL CAREERS INFORMATION contains a general article for people seeking a statistical job of any kind; an outline of our other careers material; and a large number of links that we hope may be useful.
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Stages
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Career Sectors
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