Statistician (Concentration on Social Science)

Job Summary and Qualifications

Designing, managing and analyzing national and international surveys and studies that supply the official population and housing statistics that Congress, state and local government, other Federal agencies and businesses want on such topics as:

Population Size and Distribution
Income and Poverty
Employment and Unemployment
Family and Fertility
Health and Disability
Housing and Neighborhood Characteristics

We offer Unique Opportunities to:

Create the official national statistics on population trends
Manage and design sample surveys
Design questionnaires
Collect, analyze, and report data
Write reports that influence policy
Do outstanding research with integrity
Report to Congress, other Federal agencies and the President
Provide international technical assistance on census, survey and population analysis

What you need to know:

Their background includes 15 semester/22 quarter hours in mathematics and statistics in courses plus 9 semester hours in social science, business, or related classes.

Examples of the types of classes included in the math and statistics requirement:

Basic Social Statistics
Intermediate or Advanced Social Statistics
Business and Economic Statistics
Research Methods
Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
Demographic Techniques and Analysis
College Algebra
Calculus
College Math
Intermediate Procedures for Data Collection

Examples of the types of classes included in the social science, business, or related class requirement

Sociology
Psychology
Demography
Economics
Geography
Urban Studies
Business Administration
Public Administration
Political Science
Marketing
Physical or Biological Science

Would you be interested in participating in surveys that describe the business and economic conditions of our country?

Are you interested in joining us?

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