Statistician
38AI EXPOSURE TODAY38
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST83%
NOT A FORECAST83%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
STARTING PAY£25,000 - £35,000
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Statisticians are experts at making sense of numbers. They collect data, find the patterns hidden in it, and use what they find to help people make good decisions - everything from how the NHS plans hospital beds to which advert a company should run.
THE DOOR: ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAY, graded A (easy) to E (extremely hard). A Careermash rule-of-thumb index built from our AI exposure index and the job's moat class. It is not a forecast and not a count of job openings.
AI EXPOSURE TODAY is a Careermash index from 0 to 100 of how exposed this job's everyday tasks are to AI today. We estimate it by matching published research on how people use AI to this job, usually by keyword or subject area, and we lower it where the work is protected (for example by physical, personal or legal requirements). It is not a direct measurement of how much people in this job use AI.
AI helps here, but has not taken over
AI exposure for this job is below 50 on our index, and the day-to-day work still leans on a person to decide, check and take responsibility. Nothing formally protects this job though, so the safest move is to keep building the judgement AI cannot yet copy.
Organisations in this field
Organisations known to employ people in this area of work. This is not a list of current vacancies.
Office for National Statistics (ONS)The ONS is the UK's largest independent producer of official statistics, offering statisticians the chance to work on national data that informs public policy.
NHS DigitalNHS Digital provides data and technology services to the NHS, making it a vital employer for statisticians focused on healthcare data.
StatistaStatista is a leading provider of market and consumer data, where statisticians can work on diverse datasets and contribute to impactful research.
KPMGKPMG is a global leader in audit, tax, and advisory services, employing statisticians to analyse financial data and support business decisions.University College London (UCL)UCL is a prestigious university with a strong emphasis on research, providing opportunities for statisticians in academic and applied research roles.