Statistics majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a statistics degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in statistics. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 7,883 statistics major resumes to identify the jobs statistics majors most prefer.
Highest-Paying Jobs With a Statistics Degree
- Starting Salary$75,000Job openings106,973Top Locations:Job Description:Computer and information research scientists invent and design new approaches to computing technology and find innovative uses for existing technology. They study and solve complex problems in computing for business, medicine, science, and other fields.
- Starting Salary$60,000Job openings17,782Top Locations:New York, NY; Washington, DC; Atlanta, GA;Job Description:Statisticians use statistical methods to collect and analyze data and to help solve real-world problems in business, engineering, healthcare, or other fields.
- Starting Salary$53,000Job openings167,520Top Locations:Job Description:Management analysts, often called management consultants, propose ways to improve the efficiency of an organization. They advise managers on how to make organizations more profitable through reduced costs and increased revenues.
- Starting Salary$53,000Job openings253,138Top Locations:Job Description:Management analysts, often called management consultants, propose ways to improve the efficiency of an organization. They advise managers on how to make organizations more profitable through reduced costs and increased revenues.
- Starting Salary$53,000Job openings170,514Top Locations:Job Description:A business analyst is someone who analyzes an organization or business domain (real or hypothetical) and documents its business or processes or systems, assessing the business model or its integration with technology.
- Starting Salary$46,000Job openings138,600Top Locations:Job Description:Financial analysts provide guidance to businesses and individuals making investment decisions. They assess the performance of stocks, bonds, and other types of investments.
- Starting Salary$26,000Job openings135,614Top Locations:Job Description:Market research analysts study market conditions to examine potential sales of a product or service. They help companies understand what products people want, who will buy them, and at what price.
- Starting Salary$26,000Job openings95,123Top Locations:Job Description:Market research analysts study market conditions to examine potential sales of a product or service. They help companies understand what products people want, who will buy them, and at what price.
- Starting Salary$24,000Job openings124,258Top Locations:Job Description:Market research analysts study market conditions to examine potential sales of a product or service. They help companies understand what products people want, who will buy them, and at what price.
- Starting Salary$23,000Job openings122,135Top Locations:Job Description:Market research analysts study market conditions to examine potential sales of a product or service. They help companies understand what products people want, who will buy them, and at what price.
