Computer & Math
Statisticians
SOC 15-2041
Design studies and analyze data to draw conclusions you can trust.
The job
Median pay
$106k
$82k to $141k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+11% projected
Openings a year
2k
BLS projection
Typical education
Master's
Our model
AI displacement risk
Very high
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
4/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
98th pct
More exposed than 98% of occupations · modeled estimate · 91st pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
53/100
Key skills
- Mathematics
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 2,960 | 0.8 | 4.5× | $106k |
| Maryland | 2,730 | 1.0 | 5.3× | $133k |
| California | 2,480 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $136k |
| Massachusetts | 2,480 | 0.7 | 3.6× | $97k |
| Pennsylvania | 1,630 | 0.3 | 1.4× | $94k |
| Texas | 1,390 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $103k |
| New York | 1,220 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $136k |
| North Carolina | 1,200 | 0.2 | 1.3× | $116k |
| New Jersey | 880 | 0.2 | 1.1× | $118k |
| Colorado | 780 | 0.3 | 1.4× | $110k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 780 | 0.3 | 1.4× | $101k~ |
| Virginia | 720 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $115k |
| Missouri | 680 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $66k |
| Oregon | 600 | 0.3 | 1.6× | $94k |
| Ohio | 580 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $98k |
| Arkansas | 570 | 0.4 | 2.3× | $106k |
| Michigan | 570 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $103k |
| Washington DC | 550 | 0.8 | 4.2× | $141k |
| Florida | 550 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $108k |
| Tennessee | 530 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $98k |
| Connecticut | 490 | 0.3 | 1.6× | $103k |
| Illinois | 480 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $120k |
| Georgia | 460 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $115k |
| Arizona | 440 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $80k |
| Utah | 300 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $89k |
| Iowa | 250 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $80k |
| Wisconsin | 250 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $107k |
| South Carolina | 240 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $65k |
| Indiana | 230 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $109k |
| New Mexico | 230 | 0.3 | 1.4× | $84k |
| Alabama | 200 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $76k |
| Idaho | 160 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $87k~ |
| Nebraska | 140 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $83k |
| Hawaii | 90 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $77k |
| West Virginia | 90 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $85k |
| Alaska | 80 | 0.2 | 1.3× | $89k~ |
| Kansas | 80 | 0.1 | 0.3× | $112k |
| Kentucky | 80 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $113k |
| Maine | 80 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $86k |
| Mississippi | 80 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $65k |
| Delaware | 70 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $110k |
| Louisiana | 70 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $76k |
| New Hampshire | 70 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $96k |
| South Dakota | 53 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $79k~ |
| Montana | 52 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $78k~ |
| Nevada | 50 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $80k |
| Oklahoma | 50 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $90k |
| Vermont | 43 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $82k~ |
| North Dakota | 40 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $76k |
| Rhode Island | 40 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $103k |
| Wyoming | 24 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $82k~ |
Top metro areas
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV3,220 jobs · $137k median
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA2,560 jobs · $106k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,950 jobs · $102k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,460 jobs · $138k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD920 jobs · $106k median
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA800 jobs
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC600 jobs · $103k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA580 jobs · $116k median
Where this ranks
Explore Statisticians interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.