Statistician : Job Prospects & Career Options
A
qualified statistician will find job opportunities in public sector organisations,
financial institutions and major corporate conglomerates. They may also
find employment in private companies. One can also appear for the Indian
Statistical Services, Indian Economic Services as well as Civil Services
exams. Colleges and Universities employ statisticians for teaching, statistical
research, and consulting Because statistical specialists are employed
in so many work areas, specialists who use statistics often have different
professional designations like econometrician, biostatistician, research
analyst, biometrician, epidemiologist etc.
The various fields in which statisticians work are:
Surveys: Survey statisticians collect information from a carefully
specified sample and extend the results to an entire population. Surveys
may be conducted on a range of issues like most popular political candidate
during elections, or issues related to the general public etc.
Government Operations : Statisticians working with the government departments
conduct experiments on consumer prices, fluctuations in the economy, employment
patterns, population trends etc and aid in the development of public policy
and legislations.
Scientific Research : Statisticians work in tandem with other scientists
to gauge the feasibility of various experiments. Those working as Wildlife
statisticians help to collect data on the various animal populations and
try to design strategies to protect endangered species. While others may
work with environmental engineers and scientists to work out problems
and device solutions to deal with the earth's environmental problems.
Colleges and Universities need statisticians for teaching, statistical
research, and consulting. Academic and research statisticians are concerned
with the training of students and statistical research in a chosen specialized
field.
Business : Statisticians predict the demand for products and services.
They may also manage assets and liabilities, determining the risks and
returns of certain investments.
Industry : Statisticians are involved in checking the quality of items
manufactured in a facility, in product development and improvement and
marketing. In addition to product development and testing, they are also
involved in deciding the products to manufacture, how much to charge for
them, and to whom the products should be marketed.
Sports statisticians- Sports statisticians collect and analyse sports
data like cricket scores, hockey scores, tennis scores etc along with
other historical information that commentators refer to when reporting
games. Such statisticians work for sports teams, associations, private
sports statistic bureaus, sports channels, media etc. Statistical skills
along with a skill set involving sports studies, communications and journalism
or public relations equip an aspirant to succeed in this field.
Medical Statistician- Statistics is central to most medical research.
Medical statisticians help doctors and other medical professionals with
their work. The job involves monitoring and surveillance of diseases and
health pattern of the sample under study. It involves establishing the
cause of disease or the factors associated with disease and death and
thereby its prevention. It also involves evaluation of treatment methods
and effectiveness of medicines.
Indian Statistical Service (ISS)- This is for those
who are interested in having a career with the government. Every year
the UPSC conducts an All India Level Competitive Examination to fill vacancies
in the Indian Statistical Service (ISS). For ISS, Masters degree
with Statistics or Mathematical Statistics or Applied Statistics from
a recognised university is essential
The other reputed organizations employing statisticians include Planning
Commission, the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER),
Institute Of Applied Manpower Research (IAMR), Indian Council of Medical
Research (ICMR), statistical and economic bureaus, institutions associated
with soci-economic research, banks and public-sector undertakings.
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