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Also called actuarial assistant, data analysis assistant, research assistant and statistical research assistant.
$50,330
Median pay a year
4,710
People do this work
6
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Statistical Assistant
Summary
Statistical assistant compiling and computing data using statistical formulas for studies, performing actuarial computations, and creating reports, charts, and graphs for analysis
Experience
Statistical Assistant
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Computed and analyzed data using statistical formulas and computers or calculators
Entered data into computers for use in analyses or reports
Compiled reports, charts, or graphs that described and interpreted findings of analyses
Filed data and related information, and maintained and updated databases
Organized paperwork, such as survey forms or reports, for distribution or analysis
Skills
Core Skills
Compiling data or documentation, Checking data for errors, Entering information, Interviewing others, Analyzing operational or research data, Coding data or information, Developing data analysis methods, Preparing research reports, Conferencing with clients, Filing documents, IBM SPSS Statistics
Tools and software
C#, Python, R, SAS, C++
Open to
On site, Remote
Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
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Computed and analyzed data using statistical formulasChecked source data for completeness and accuracyEntered data into computers for analyses and reportsCompiled reports, charts, and graphs of findingsOrganized paperwork for distribution and analysisCompiled statistics from various source materials
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Computed and analyzed data using statistical formulas to support research and reporting needs
Entered data into computer systems for accurate analyses and report generation
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Analyzed data with statistical formulas, making reports clearer and more actionable
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Reports became clearer and more actionableResearch findings were more reliable and validDecision-making was enhanced with accurate data
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Entered data into computer systems for accurate analyses and report generation
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Daily for multiple projectsSeveral times a week for ongoing reportsRegularly for various data sets
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Compiling data or documentation
Checking data for errors
Entering information
Interviewing others
Analyzing operational or research data
Coding data or information
Developing data analysis methods
Preparing research reports
Conferencing with clients
Filing documents
Sending information
The work itself
What a Statistical Assistant does
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Compile and compute data according to statistical formulas for use in statistical studies. May perform actuarial computations and compile charts and graphs for use by actuaries. Includes actuarial clerks.
What it pays
How much does a Statistical Assistant make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$42,840
Median
$50,330
75th percentile
$63,950
About 4,710 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AZ
$54,880
$56,900
$57,830
CA
$64,290
$82,580
$100,340
CT
$52,920
$76,140
$83,820
FL
$49,100
$57,200
$80,470
HI
$39,330
$40,240
$50,450
IL
$55,190
$63,410
$69,590
IN
$42,060
$46,860
$50,940
KY
$42,060
$45,660
$59,480
MA
$50,420
$70,470
$70,570
MD
$50,640
$59,690
$65,520
ME
$45,570
$48,050
$53,580
MI
$43,500
$49,660
$54,440
MN
$52,350
$58,580
$58,600
MO
$45,010
$58,610
$72,420
NE
$51,420
$59,620
$61,310
NJ
$59,620
$69,480
$81,990
NY
$35,990
$46,520
$61,810
OH
$37,550
$47,980
$60,540
OK
$33,740
$46,010
$54,550
PA
$42,310
$48,740
$54,060
PR
$22,850
$27,490
$32,640
SC
$49,690
$58,970
$61,400
TN
$42,840
$47,780
$52,090
TX
$37,670
$43,590
$57,130
WA
$51,310
$63,660
$77,150
WI
$47,480
$53,400
$95,020
Other names
Other names for this job
actuarial assistant, data analysis assistant, research assistant, statistical research assistant, actuarial analyst, actuarial technician, actuary clerk, administrative analyst, advertising statistical clerk, analytical clerk, bookman, chart calculator.
More names for this work
chart changer, chart clerk, compilation clerk, compiler, customer data technician, data analysis clerk, data compiler, data editing clerk, data technician, fiscal clerk, mileage clerk, prorate clerk, proration clerk, record tabulating clerk, report clerk, research associate, statistical analyst, statistical clerk, statistical technician, survey data technician, tabulating clerk, tariff compiler, tariff compiling clerk, technical analyst, voice and data technician, wheelage clerk.
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This page is about the occupation Statistical Assistants. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.