Job description template
Statistician Job Description Template
A copy-ready statistician job description with responsibilities, qualifications, skills and pay guidance: customize it for your company in minutes.
Copy the template below, replace the bracketed fields and tailor duties to your workplace. For pay, national BLS data shows statisticians earn a median of $105,650 ($50.79/hour); the middle 50% earn $82,220–$141,490.
Job title
Statistician
Job summary
[Company name] is seeking a dependable statistician to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will design studies, choose methods and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.
Responsibilities
- Design studies
- Choose methods
- Analyze data
- Build models
- Check assumptions
- Write reports
- Explain results
- Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations
Required qualifications
- Master's degree
- Working knowledge of statistical methods and experimental design
- Communication and skepticism
- [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]
Preferred qualifications
- PStat
- SAS certifications
- Ph.D.
- Experience with r
Skills
- R and SAS
- Modeling
- Data cleaning
- Report writing
- Attention to detail
- Collaboration
Work environment and schedule
Statisticians work in offices for pharma, government, universities and companies; many work remotely. Full-time business hours.
Pay and benefits
$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]
Equal opportunity
[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
Tips for a statistician job posting that attracts applicants
- Use the title candidates search for. “Statistician” is the clearest; alternates include Biostatistician, Data Statistician, Research Statistician.
- Show the pay range. Postings with pay get more qualified applicants, and a growing number of states and cities require pay ranges in job postings.
- Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Long requirement lists discourage qualified candidates, especially career changers.
- Describe a real day. Borrow from our day in the life of a statistician so applicants self-select accurately.
- Mention training. Highlighting structured onboarding: such as Statistician training: widens your applicant pool.
Next steps
Screen and interview with our Statistician hiring guide, then onboard with the 30-60-90 day plan.