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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
52%
(Moderate Risk)
POLLING
44%
(Moderate Risk, Based on 530 votes)
Average: 48%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
8.5%
by year 2034
WAGES
$103,300
or $49.66 per hour
Volume
29,800
as of 2024
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
6.4/10
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We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

52% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Originality

User poll

44% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 52% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Statisticians will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Statisticians' job openings is expected to rise 8.5% by 2034

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Very high paid relative to other professions

In 2024, the median annual wage for 'Statisticians' was $103,300, or $50 per hour

'Statisticians' were paid 108.7% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $49,500

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2024 there were 29,800 people employed as 'Statisticians' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 5 thousand people are employed as 'Statisticians'.

Job description

Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. May specialize in fields such as biostatistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians.

SOC Code: 15-2041.00

Comments (13)

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Ivan (Low)
05 Nov 2024 06:28
Current AI doesn't know how to apply accurately a statisti al analysis. They have a general idea but the application itself Is completely wrong most of the time
Izzy
26 Feb 2026 18:07
I feel like the automation risk is associated with the type of statistician you are. I worked for one in college who a bot trained on his data could definitely replace. There are others I've seen where I think AI would have a harder time, particularly in industries where AI is going to rock their development as well, such as in insurance, energy, etc.
Izzy (Uncertain)
26 Feb 2026 17:54
I feel like the specific work is important to consider. For instance, if you work in something plug and chug like biostatistics, I could see that being automated very easily. If you're involved in constantly changing markets though, such as energy production, I could see that continuing to be harder to replace because it requires some more human judgement and understanding of how certain things benefit or harm human beyond just costs and physical risks.
Mateus
18 Feb 2026 10:01
I tried letting it perform some analyses on some datasets I have access to. I gave it some basic instructions and allowed it ask me questions if it had any. In all cases, the end result was disappointment. Contrary to popular belief, statistics is not about mindlessly running regressions, but on judgement. And if there is one thing AI lacks it is judgement.
Y
15 Mar 2020 03:14
Statistics requires a lot of reasoning which could not be done by a robot.
JG
21 Jun 2021 04:18
Yes I completely agree with you. Statistics is not only about numbers, a large part of statistics is the interpretation of data and then drawing a conclusion based on that data. Which can not be done by robots
Cow Extraordinaire
07 Feb 2024 00:12
>For now
RK
05 Jan 2024 00:10
you still have to understand what statistics mean and the context of use, in addition to interpreting the math and the underlying bias in experimental design, data, assumptions etc... , that is sometimes more a gut feeling and instinct coupled with out of the box thinking.
Liop (Moderate)
14 Apr 2021 20:11
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_machine_learning
Anna (Moderate)
21 Feb 2020 16:18
Computers are getting more advanced. Already, there are programs that just take the numbers a person puts in and puts it into a graph, calculates all the things needed for you. All someone has to do is develop a system that finds the information itself, which is not impossible. It is not even improbable with today's technology. It is coming.
Thom
09 Nov 2021 18:02
I think you're oversimplifying the job. Generating graphs and summarizing data are things I do, but they're not what they pay me for. AutoML does make me a bit nervous and sometimes gives remarkable results with little effort, but I think competitive pressure is going to keep humans (who know what they're doing and how to leverage the new tools) in the loop for a while yet.
D (Moderate)
01 Jun 2024 19:33
It uses a lot of math, and robots are good at math
Kevin Samik Yanque Amable (Highly likely)
10 Oct 2023 23:42
Chat GPT4 has a statistical analysis.
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