Occupation AtlasStatistical Assistants
O*NET · 43-9111.00
Statistical Assistants
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.
Also called Actuarial Analyst · Actuarial Assistant · Actuarial Associate · Actuarial Tech · Actuarial Technician (Actuarial Tech) · Actuary Clerk · Admin Analyst · Administrative Analyst (Admin Analyst)
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Job Zone
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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
CIRConventional · Investigative · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional7.00
- I Investigative4.48
- R Realistic2.37
- E Enterprising1.74
- S Social1.40
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (52%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- None (68%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year (25%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- MathematicsbasicImportance 4.4Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.6Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.6Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- WritingbasicImportance 3.5Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- SpeakingbasicImportance 3.4Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 3.4Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flow
- Time ManagementImportance 3.3Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Keep a monthly calendar of appointments
- ProgrammingImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Write a statistical analysis program to analyze demographic data
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Proofread and correct a letter
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- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworker
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too long
- CoordinationImportance 2.9Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
- Service OrientationImportance 2.9Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
- InstructingImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Instruct a new employee in the use of a timekeeping system
- PersuasionImportance 2.8Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
- NegotiationImportance 2.6Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.6Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
- Systems EvaluationImportance 2.5Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
- Systems AnalysisImportance 2.5Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.3Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- SciencebasicImportance 2.1Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
- Operations AnalysisImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
- Technology DesignImportance 1.9Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
- Operations MonitoringImportance 1.4Level 0.8
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 1.4Level 0.5
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 1.4Level 0.4
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 1.0Level —
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.0Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
- Operation and ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- RepairingImportance 1.0Level —
- TroubleshootingImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
10 core · 6 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Compute and analyze data, using statistical formulas and computers or calculators.Importance 4.5
- File data and related information, and maintain and update databases.Importance 4.4
- Compile reports, charts, or graphs that describe and interpret findings of analyses.Importance 4.3
- Check source data to verify completeness and accuracy.Importance 4.2
- Compile statistics from source materials, such as production or sales records, quality-control or test records, time sheets, or survey sheets.Importance 4.1
- Participate in the publication of data or information.Importance 4.1
- Enter data into computers for use in analyses or reports.Importance 3.8
- Discuss data presentation requirements with clients.Importance 3.8
- Write code for statistical applications.Importance 3.7
- Select statistical tests for analyzing data.Importance 3.5
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- Present results of statistical analyses to stakeholders.Importance 4.5
- Check survey responses for errors, such as the use of pens instead of pencils, and set aside response forms that cannot be used.Importance 4.2
- Organize paperwork, such as survey forms or reports, for distribution or analysis.Importance 4.1
- Code data prior to computer entry, using lists of codes.Importance 3.8
- Send out surveys.Importance 3.4
- Interview people and keep track of their responses.Importance 2.7
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- MathematicsImportance 4.6Level 5.6
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 4.4Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- English LanguageImportance 4.4Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- AdministrativeImportance 3.7Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- Law and GovernmentImportance 3.4Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Prepare documents and title papers for the purchase of a new house
- Administration and ManagementImportance 3.3Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- Education and TrainingImportance 3.3Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.1Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
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- Economics and AccountingImportance 2.8Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Develop financial investment programs for individual clients
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.7Level 2.6
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.4Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Use a seatbelt
- Production and ProcessingImportance 2.1Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
- TelecommunicationsImportance 2.1Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Send an email
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
- PsychologyImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 1.8Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Identify two cultures in a story as being different
- GeographyImportance 1.7Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.7Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 1.5Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
- DesignImportance 1.4Level —
- Sales and MarketingImportance 1.4Level 0.6Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
- BiologyImportance 1.3Level —
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.3Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.3Level —
- TransportationImportance 1.3Level —
- ChemistryImportance 1.1Level —
- Food ProductionImportance 1.1Level —
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.1Level —
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.1Level —
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.0Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.0Level —
- MechanicalImportance 1.0Level —
- PhysicsImportance 1.0Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 4.6Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
- Number FacilityImportance 4.0Level 4.6Level 5 looks like: Compute the interest payment that should be generated from an investment
- Written ComprehensionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Written ExpressionImportance 3.9Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 3.8Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Information OrderingImportance 3.8Level 3.8Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
- Near VisionImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
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- Oral ExpressionImportance 3.8Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 3.6Level 3.9
- Speech ClarityImportance 3.5Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.5Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.4Level 3.4Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.3Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.3Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.1Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- Problem SensitivityImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- OriginalityImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 3.0Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- Speed of ClosureImportance 3.0Level 2.9Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- MemorizationImportance 2.9Level 2.8
- Far VisionImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
- VisualizationImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
- Time SharingImportance 2.4Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.1Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Finger DexterityImportance 2.1Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 1.8Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 1.5Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.5Level 0.6
- Manual DexterityImportance 1.5Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
- Trunk StrengthImportance 1.5Level 0.8
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.5Level 0.8
- Control PrecisionImportance 1.4Level 0.6
- Depth PerceptionImportance 1.3Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.0Level —
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Rate ControlImportance 1.0Level —
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.0Level —
- Response OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.0Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
- StaminaImportance 1.0Level —
- Static StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Working with ComputersImportance 5.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.8Level 5.8
- Getting InformationImportance 4.8Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.6Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Processing InformationImportance 4.5Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.3Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.3Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.2Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
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- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 3.9Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.9Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 3.9Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 3.8Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 3.7Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.7Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 3.5Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.2Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.2Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 2.9Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Encourage two coworkers to stick with a tough assignment
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 2.9Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 2.8Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 2.7Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 2.5Level 2.6
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 2.4Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Show a coworker how to operate a piece of equipment
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 2.4Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Apologize to a customer who complains about waiting too long
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 2.2Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Exchange information during a shift change
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 2.2Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Determine whether to remove a tree that has been damaged
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Work occasionally as a backup supervisor
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 2.0Level 0.8Level 1 looks like: Check tickets at a concert
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Check that doors to building are locked
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Work as a server responsible for keeping track of utensils
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 1.7Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 1.6Level —
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 1.6Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 1.3Level 0.3Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 1.2Level —
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.2Level —
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 1.1Level —
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.0Level —
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 1.0Level —
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
45 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
In demand (4)
- C#hot
- Pythonhot
- Rhot
- SAShot
Hot (18; 4 more marked hot above)
- Bentley MicroStation
- C++
- Google Workspace software
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Microsoft Word
- Oracle Java
- Oracle PL/SQL
- Structured query language SQL
- Tableau
- The MathWorks MATLAB
Other tools (23)
- A programming language APL
- Avidian Technologies Prophet
- Benfield ReMetrica
- Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
- Data visualization software
- Database software
- dBASE
- GGY AXIS
- Harvard Graphics
- Hyland OnBase Enterprise Content Management
- IBM Lotus 1-2-3
- Insightful S-PLUS
- Minitab
- PolySystems Asset Delphi
- QSR International NVivo
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
- Software development tools
- StataCorp Stata
- STATISTICA
- Systat Software SigmaStat
- Towers Perrin MoSes
- Web browser software
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
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