How to become a Statistical Assistant

Official title: Statistical Assistants

Also called: Actuarial Analyst, Actuarial Assistant, Actuarial Associate, Actuarial Technician (Actuarial Tech), Administrative Analyst (Admin Analyst), Data Technical Specialist, Research Assistant, Research Associate, Statistical Clerk, Statistical Technician (Statistical Tech)

Compile and compute data according to statistical formulas for use in statistical studies. May perform actuarial computations and compile charts and graphs for use by actuaries. Includes actuarial clerks.

Main tasks

• Compute and analyze data, using statistical formulas and computers or calculators.
• File data and related information, and maintain and update databases.
• Compile reports, charts, or graphs that describe and interpret findings of analyses.
• Check source data to verify completeness and accuracy.
• Participate in the publication of data or information.
• Compile statistics from source materials, such as production or sales records, quality-control or test records, time sheets, or survey sheets.
• Enter data into computers for use in analyses or reports.
• Discuss data presentation requirements with clients.

How to become one

Typical education to start: Bachelor's degree

Ways in

• Apprenticeship: Statistical Assistant.
• College: Business & Commerce degrees, Offered by 35 universities in the US

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $50,330 a year The middle half earn $42,840 to $63,950.
• About 5,100 people work in this job now, and about 5,000 are projected by 2035. (-1.8%)
• People already use generative AI for a good share of this work, which usually changes the job more than it replaces it. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as high.

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Questions people ask

How do I become a Statistical Assistant?

Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees; Statistical Assistant.

How much does a Statistical Assistant earn in the US?

Median full-time pay is $50,330 a year (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). The middle half earn $42,840 to $63,950.

Is a Statistical Assistant a growing career in the US?

Employment is projected to stay about the same by 2035: about 5,100 people now and 5,000 later (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Do you need a degree to become a Statistical Assistant?

Not always. 51% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Ways in include: Business & Commerce degrees; Statistical Assistant.

Will AI change the work of a Statistical Assistant?

People already use generative AI for a good share of this work, which usually changes the job more than it replaces it. Microsoft Research rates its AI applicability as high.

Sources

• Microsoft Research: Working with AI: AI applicability by occupation (2025-12-22 (built on O*NET 29.0)), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Projections (2025-35 (released 2026-08-27)), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025), Public domain (BLS), retrieved 2026-10-03

Updated 2026-10-03

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