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Statistician

Designs how evidence is collected and what it can support. Portable across medicine, policy, sport and industry.

Pay band (est.)
$95k–$165k
Time to competence
6 years
Licence
None
Setting
desk
Leverage
high
Place constraint
low
Physical demand
8/100
Hours burden
48/100

Factor percentiles

Percentile against the whole curated set. Higher is better on that factor only.

  • Play61th

    Absorbing rather than merely paid.

  • Specific knowledge73th

    A combination of skills that is hard to copy.

  • Leverage86th

    Output that scales through code, media, capital or crew.

  • Demand79th

    Durability and shortage, scored conservatively.

  • Pay82th

    Mid-career floor and the range above it.

  • Body99th

    Inverse of physical demand and hours.

  • Autonomy97th

    Control of methods and time.

  • People fit77th

    Distance from your preferred people level.

  • Place flexibility91th

    Remote fit and freedom from specific metros.

  • Time to skill44th

    Inverse of years to competence.

  • Meaning load40th

    Care, craft and stewardship weight. Not a moral score.

  • Downside tolerance99th

    Inverse of named risk to body, market or platform.

Downside

Findings are often ignored; graduate training is required.

Examine this against your weights

The percentiles above use the default weights. Set your own on the ranking and this vocation moves with them.

Source note: BLS-style outlook and wage patterns; estimate. All figures are estimates for comparison.