Headline risk
25%
Moderate RiskStatisticians
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. May specialize in fields such as biostatistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 20% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 103,300
Employment 2024
32.2K
Projected Change (2024–34)
8.5%
Openings (2024–34)
2.0K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of mathematicians and statisticians is projected to grow 8 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Analyze and interpret statistical data to identify significant differences in relationships among sources of information. AI use: 0%
- 2. Evaluate the statistical methods and procedures used to obtain data to ensure validity, applicability, efficiency, and accuracy. AI use: 0%
- 3. Report results of statistical analyses, including information in the form of graphs, charts, and tables. AI use: 94%
- 4. Draw conclusions or make predictions, based on data summaries or statistical analyses. AI use: 0%
- 5. Prepare data for processing by organizing information, checking for inaccuracies, and adjusting and weighting the raw data. AI use: 0%
- 6. Analyze clinical or survey data, using statistical approaches such as longitudinal analysis, mixed-effect modeling, logistic regression analyses, and model-building techniques. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 40.6 · 50K employed
Under 25: 4% · 25–54: 84% · 55+: 14%
Related
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Mathematicians and statisticians analyze data and apply computational techniques to solve problems.
The top employers of mathematicians and statisticians are the federal government and scientific research and development companies. Mathematicians and statisticians may work on teams with engineers, scientists, and other specialists.
Mathematicians and statisticians typically need at least a master’s degree in mathematics or statistics. However, some positions are available to those with a bachelor’s degree.
The median annual wage for mathematicians was $121,680 in May 2024.
Overall employment of mathematicians and statisticians is projected to grow 8 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.