Statisticians Statisticians in the in the Federal Federal Government Government Prepared by: Prepared by: Ron Fecso, Chief Statistician, NSF/SRS Ron Fecso, Chief Statistician, NSF/SRS Tiffany Olson, JPSM Intern, NSF/SRS Tiffany Olson, JPSM Intern, NSF/SRS Presented at Careers in Statistic Panel for Teachers in High Schools and Two Year Presented at Careers in Statistic Panel for Teachers in High Schools and Two Year Colleges at the Joint Statistical Meeting 2006 Colleges at the Joint Statistical Meeting 2006
Statisticians in the Federal Government. Prepared by: Ron Fecso, Chief Statistician, NSF/SRS Tiffany Olson, JPSM Intern, NSF/SRS Presented at Careers in Statistic Panel for Teachers in High Schools and Two Year Colleges at the Joint Statistical Meeting 2006. Why statistics?. Versatile - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Why statistics?Why statistics?
Versatile Versatile Statistician consistently ranks as Statistician consistently ranks as
one of the nation’s best jobsone of the nation’s best jobs Great compensationGreat compensation
Why work as a statistician Why work as a statistician for the federal government?for the federal government?
The federal government employs 20% of the The federal government employs 20% of the approximately 19,000 statisticians in the approximately 19,000 statisticians in the United States.United States.
Data collected and analyzed by statisticians in Data collected and analyzed by statisticians in the federal government are used to make the federal government are used to make important policy decisions.important policy decisions.
Statisticians are employed in nearly every Statisticians are employed in nearly every federal agency, offering a large variety of federal agency, offering a large variety of opportunities.opportunities.
The federal government employs statisticians The federal government employs statisticians with bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. degrees.with bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. degrees.
What can you do as a What can you do as a statistician for the federal statistician for the federal
government?government? Survey design and methodologySurvey design and methodology Field work and data analysisField work and data analysis Clinical trial analysisClinical trial analysis Reliability and quality controlReliability and quality control
There are also many positions that use There are also many positions that use statisticsstatistics
but have a title other than “statistician” andbut have a title other than “statistician” anddon’t necessarily require a degree in statistics.don’t necessarily require a degree in statistics.
Where can you work Where can you work in the federal in the federal government?government?
U.S. Food and Drug U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationAdministration
Non-laboratory settingNon-laboratory setting Review and evaluate new drug Review and evaluate new drug
applicationsapplications
Research settingResearch setting Design and analyze complex short Design and analyze complex short
term and long term studiesterm and long term studies
Where can you work in the federal government?
Bureau of Labor StatisticsBureau of Labor Statistics Produce important economic indicators Produce important economic indicators
such as the Unemployment Rate and the such as the Unemployment Rate and the Consumer Price IndexConsumer Price Index
Job tasks include:Job tasks include: Sampling frame development and Sampling frame development and
refinement refinement Survey designSurvey design Measuring and improving the quality of dataMeasuring and improving the quality of data Serving as a consultantServing as a consultant
Where can you work in the federal government?
U.S. Department of U.S. Department of AgricultureAgriculture
Agricultural StatisticiansAgricultural Statisticians Produce seasonal estimates of commodities Produce seasonal estimates of commodities
such as macadamia nuts in Hawaiisuch as macadamia nuts in Hawaii Use survey statistics, mathematical statistics, Use survey statistics, mathematical statistics,
and data processing to prepare data relating and data processing to prepare data relating to many areas of agricultureto many areas of agriculture
Mathematical Statisticians Mathematical Statisticians Research and evaluate the theory and Research and evaluate the theory and
statistical programs used in studies applied to statistical programs used in studies applied to various agricultural survey activitiesvarious agricultural survey activities
Where can you work in the federal government?
What statistics does the USDA What statistics does the USDA Produce?Produce?
Maps detailing the acres Maps detailing the acres of farmland fertilizedof farmland fertilized
Charts showing the price Charts showing the price of cheddar cheeseof cheddar cheese
U.S. Census BureauU.S. Census Bureau Statistician (Concentration on Social Statistician (Concentration on Social
Science)Science) Design, implement, analyze and report on surveys Design, implement, analyze and report on surveys
of important population trendsof important population trends Statistician (Concentration on Economics) Statistician (Concentration on Economics)
Collect information from retailers on the amount Collect information from retailers on the amount of retail tradeof retail trade
Mathematical StatisticianMathematical Statistician Develop new statistical methodologies and Develop new statistical methodologies and
perform innovative research to solve statistical perform innovative research to solve statistical problemsproblems
Where can you work in the federal government?
National Institutes of National Institutes of HealthHealth
Where can you work in the federal government?
NIH employs NIH employs Ph.D. or Ph.D. or experienced experienced master’s level master’s level statisticians to statisticians to design and design and analyze clinical analyze clinical trials.trials.
Where can you work in the federal government?
Centers for Disease Control Centers for Disease Control and Preventionand Prevention
CDC employs CDC employs statisticians to design statisticians to design both laboratory and both laboratory and epidemiologic studies epidemiologic studies and analyze the data and analyze the data from individual from individual projects.projects.
CompensatCompensationion
Question: How much money Question: How much money can I make as a statistician?can I make as a statistician?
Answer: That depends on Answer: That depends on several important factors:several important factors: