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Statistical assistant

Also called IT expert, statistician, computer expert

Statistical assistants collect data and use statistical formulas to execute statistical studies and create reports. They create charts, graphs and surveys.

Will there be jobs?Average prospects25 jobs to fill by 2035 for every 100 people doing this work today.Business and administration associate professionalsWhat does it pay?About averageFrom about €1,600 (Bulgaria) to €6,300 (Denmark) a month, depending on the country.Estimate · Business and administration associate professionalsWhat do I need to study?Usually post-secondary or a short degree5 in 10 have a degree.Business and administration associate professionalsWill AI change it?SignificantlyLevel 5 of 6. AI could take on part of most tasks, but none fully.Statistical, mathematical and related associate professionals · ILO

What you'd do

Statistical, mathematical and related associate professionals · ILO
  • Assisting in planning and performing statistical, mathematical, actuarial and related calculations
  • Preparing detailed estimates of quantities and costs of materials and labour required for statistical census and survey operations
  • Performing technical tasks connected with establishing, maintaining and using registers and sampling frames for census and survey operations
  • Performing technical tasks connected with data collection and quality control operations in censuses and surveys
  • Using standard computer software packages to perform mathematical, actuarial, statistical, accounting and related calculations
  • Preparing statistical, mathematical, actuarial, accounting and other results for presentation in graphical or tabular form
  • Applying knowledge of statistical, mathematical, actuarial, accounting and related principles and practices in order to identify and solve problems arising in the course of their work
  • Supervising the work of statistical clerks
Apply statistical analysis techniquesIdentify statistical patternsPerform data analysisGather dataWrite work-related reports+ 5 more essential skills
What the work is like
  • Indoors
  • Sitting most of the day
  • Lots of contact with people
  • Good freedom to decide
  • Usually 40 hours a week
  • Deadlines most weeks
  • Some repetitive tasks
US data: based on the O*NET profile of the US job "Statistical Assistants"

Will there be jobs?

Average prospects

A typical number of jobs will need filling by 2035.

People working as business and administration associate professionals in the EU
13.29m14.1m14.28m 201520232035

Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.

Jobs to fill, 2026–2035
55,000 new jobs 3,460,000 replacing leavers
Jobs to fill per 100 people working now
Business and administration associate professionals25
All jobs29
Right now
3 of 27 countries report a shortage of statistical, mathematical and related associate professionals, 5 a surplus.
Statistical, mathematical and related associate professionals · EURES

What does it pay?

About average

Pay depends a lot on the country: from about €1,600 a month (Bulgaria) to €6,300 (Denmark), before tax.

Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.

Among technicians and associate professionals in the EU, women earn 16% less per hour than men. Technicians and associate professionals · Eurostat

What do I need to study?

Usually post-secondary or a short degree

Post-secondary training or a short degree in statistics is the usual route.

Highest qualification of business and administration associate professionals (EU, 2025)
Degree 51%Vocational 31%General secondary 13%Basic schooling 6%
Field that teaches it
Statistics
Vocational route, EU
Fewer than 1 in 10 trainees in this field
Science and maths graduates in a matching job
63% in the EU

697 institutions in the EU offer science and maths bachelor's degrees. Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.

Will AI change it?

Significantly

AI could take on part of most tasks, but none fully.

How exposed is this job? ILO scale
Very low
Low
Some tasks
Moderate
Significant
High

Average task score 0.57 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).

See the score for each of the 8 tasks
Preparing statistical, mathematical, actuarial, accounting and other results for presentation in graphical or tabular form0.68
Performing technical tasks connected with establishing, maintaining and using registers and sampling frames for census and survey operations0.67
Applying knowledge of statistical, mathematical, actuarial, accounting and related principles and practices in order to identify and solve problems arising in the course of their work0.62
Assisting in planning and performing statistical, mathematical, actuarial and related calculations0.58
Using standard computer software packages to perform mathematical, actuarial, statistical, accounting and related calculations0.55
Performing technical tasks connected with data collection and quality control operations in censuses and surveys0.53
Preparing detailed estimates of quantities and costs of materials and labour required for statistical census and survey operations0.53
Supervising the work of statistical clerks0.37

Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for statistical, mathematical and related associate professionals. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).