At a federal or state statistical agency, research operation, large institution, or specialty data-operation, you handle the technical work statistical operations require — operating statistical software, supporting senior staff with data infrastructure, running structured analyses, and the technical-statistical work that supports research and reporting.
Statistical-technician work involves the technical-layer support of statistical operations — operating statistical software for specific analyses, supporting data-infrastructure work that statistical projects depend on, running standardized analyses or reports, and the technical contribution that distinguishes technician work from clerk work. The technician works statistical software (SAS, R, SPSS, Stata, specialty platforms), the data-management infrastructure, and the workflow that statistical projects involve. Technical accuracy, analytical contribution, and project support outcomes are the operating measures.
Variance is real: at federal statistical agencies the technician role works within structured statistical-program operations; at academic research it tilts toward research-support work; at market-research and specialty operations the technical focus narrows by industry. The software-and-methodology dimension distinguishes technician work — the role requires deeper analytical-software fluency than clerk-level work.
This role fits people who are analytically capable, comfortable with statistical-software depth, and patient with the technical contribution statistical operations involve. Statistical-software training, BS in statistics or quantitative fields, and ongoing CE anchor advancement. The trade-off is the support-tier visibility of technician work in research environments where senior researchers receive the recognition, balanced against the path into analyst or specialist roles for people who develop the skills.
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View all Admin & Office roles →At a federal or state statistical agency, research operation, large institution, or specialty data-operation, you handle the technical work statistical operations require — operating statistical software, supporting senior staff with data infrastructure, running structured analyses, and the technical-statistical work that supports research and reporting.
Median pay for a Statistical Technician is about $51K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $38K to $79K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Mathematics, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, and Active Learning.
Most people in this role hold a bachelor's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to decline about 2.5% through 2034, with roughly 5,900 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Statistical Analyst, Statistical Programmer, and Statistical Engineer.
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