Government Statistician

Government statisticians are vital to policy making

These pages are a guide to a career as a government statistician. The information has been compiled by people with knowledge and experience in this area. A PDF version of this guide, suitable for printing, can be downloaded. For our other guides, please see the Careers in Statistics homepage. Please use the first link below to get started:

The importance of official statistics
What does this career entail?
Who employs government statisticians?
What qualifications are typically required?
Continuing professional development
Salaries and opportunities for advancement
How to locate job vacancies for government statisticians
Person profile
Useful web links