Careers in Statistics

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in statistics? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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It’s easy to mislead people with bad use of statistics. While statistics is a complex field of mathematics, it’s also a field that happens to be lucrative and in demand.

Some of the things you may do in a typical day include:

Designing a survey
Write a program to collect data
Analyzing large amounts of data
Creating a statistical model
Writing a report explaining your findings

You need a bachelor’s degree in math, statistics, or a related field in order to get a job in statistics; if you want to work in academia or research, you’ll need an advanced degree.

Top employers for statisticians include state and federal government (often under the title Mathematical Statistician at the federal level), higher education institutions, as well as scientific research, pharmaceutical, and insurance companies.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Statistics

GameChanger Media - GameChanger Media is a New York, NY based company that is bringing high end scorekeeping and stat keeping technology to amateur sports.

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Job Title	Location
Visual Designer	New York, NY
Email Designer/Developer	New York, NY
Research companies that are changing the world...	United States
Utility Player	New York, NY
Head of Customer Experience	New York, NY

See all 9 job postings

G2 - G2 is a marketing communications agency that helps its clients sell more. They have offices in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, and Philadelphia.

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Job Title	Location
Data Entry Operator G2- 9549	Raritan, NJ
Physician- Psychiatrist (General Mental Health Clinic)	Houston, TX
Physician (Chief, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service)	Hampton, VA
SUMMER INTERN	Annapolis Junction, MD
Laboratory Assistant G2- 9558	Raritan, NJ

See all 309 job postings

HelloWallet - HelloWallet is a Washington, DC. based company that offers a “financial wellness” tool designed with the help of behavioral economists.

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Job Title	Location
Web Developer	Washington, DC
COMMUNITY MANAGER INTERN (SPRING SEMESTER)	Washington, DC
COMMUNITY MANAGER	Washington, DC
Software Engineer	Washington, DC
Senior Software Engineer	Washington, DC

See all 10 job postings

TrueCar - TrueCar is a Santa Monica, CA based company that offers “hassle-free car-buying experience from a nationwide network of certified dealers.”

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Job Title	Location
Data Analyst	Santa Barbara, CA
Collections Specialist	Santa Monica, CA
Revenue Accountant	Santa Monica, CA
Business Development Manager, Open Market	Santa Monica, CA
Sales Operations Manager	Santa Monica, CA

See all 23 job postings

Krossover - Krossover is a New York, NY based company that is aiming to “disrupt the current sports content, analytics and technology landscape.”

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Job Title	Location
Sports Analyst- Basketball	New York
Account Executive	New York, NY
Front End Web Developer	New York, NY
iOS Mobile Developer	New York, NY
Application Support Engineer	New York, NY

See all 7 job postings

NORC at the University of Chicago - NORC at the University of Chicago is a non-profit organization that aims to “to conduct high-quality social science research in the public interest.”

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Job Title	Location
Research Assistant	Bethesda, MD
Research Assistant	Bethesda, MD
Research Assistant - Substance Abuse, Mental Health Research	Bethesda, MD
Research Analyst (2013355)	Bethesda, MD
Graduate Research Assistant - International Projects (2013363)	Chicago, IL

See all 68 job postings

Wireless Generation - Wireless Generation is a Brooklyn, NY based company that is at the forefront of education technology, and they have a ton of job opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
UICC Engineer/Technical Project Manager	Basking Ridge, NJ
Test Architect	Research Triangle Park, NC
Instructor – Medical Assistant/Medical Billing – (Part-Time)	Johnson City, TN
Vice President Business Development, B2B	Ogden, UT
Sales Account Executive	New York, NY

See all 1,868 job postings

MathWorks - MathWorks is a Natick, MA based "developer of mathematical computing software for engineers and scientists," and they have a ton of entry level jobs.

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Job Title	Location
Product Management Intern, Online Product and Services	Boston, MA
Information Architect Doc Intern	Boston, MA
Visual Design Intern	Boston, MA
Sales Support Intern	Boston, MA
Sr Lead Test Engineer	McLean, VA

See all 222 job postings

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency - Fascinated by geography and navigation? A career with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency might be just what you're looking for.

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Job Title	Location
Janitor	St. Louis, MO
NGA Account Manager	Chantilly, VA
Language Analyst - Russian	Fort Meade, MD
Language Analyst - Persian Farsi	Fort Meade, MD
Language Analyst - Chinese	Fort Meade, MD

See all 154 job postings

Innovations for Poverty Action - If you’re analytically minded and want to put your skills towards erasing poverty, then Innovations for Poverty Action would be a great place for you to work.

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Job Title	Location
International Development Supply Chain Intern - Graduate	Shoreview, MN
40838 - Conservation Agriculture Field Coordinator (for Indonesian nationality only)	Provinces, MD
Executive Assistant to the President	Watertown, MA
International Development Supply Chain Intern - Graduate	Saint Paul, MN
International Development Supply Chain Intern - Graduate	Shoreview, MN

See all 51 job postings

Dropbox - If you love what Dropbox is doing on the cloud storage front, then you should check out their Jobs page for their latest opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Customer Success Associate	Dallas, TX
Footwear Innovation Design Intern - Fashion Industry Opportunity	Canton, MA
Restaurant Operations Executive	Dallas, TX
Staff Accountant	San Francisco, CA
Executive Real Estate Assistant (STA85)	Stamford, CT

See all 361 job postings

The Cadmus Group - The Cadmus Group is an environmental consulting firm based in Watertown, MA and they have a variety of entry level jobs for new grads.

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Job Title	Location
Public Relations/Communications Specialist	Arlington, VA
HR Generalist	Portland, OR
Evaluation Intern	Portland, OR
Entry Level Building Energy Efficiency Professional	Arlington, VA
Research Analyst (Entry Level), Energy Services Division - Statistical and Economic Analysis Group	Portland, OR

See all 24 job postings

MCG - If you're quantitatively minded and looking to work in an innovative and entrepreneurial environment, then you should consider a job at MCG in Providence, RI.

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Job Title	Location
Android Graphics Driver Develo	Folsom, CA
Digital FrontEnd/BackEnd flows - DA	Santa Clara, CA
Marketing -Communications- Social Media Internship	Culver City, CA
TLFJ reps.	Florida
Histocompatibility Tech I	Augusta, GA

See all 196 job postings

The Urban Institute - What I really like about The Urban Institute is that they are tirelessly focused on finding the facts, not promoting political opinions. It's about the research

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Job Title	Location
Visiting Faculty in Civil Engineering	Brooklyn, NY
Research Assistant	Washington, DC
Research Associate	Pittsburgh, PA
Community Training Specialists	Kew Gardens, NY
CLUES Program Internship	Philadelphia, PA

See all 501 job postings

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is "the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics."

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Job Title	Location
Financial Advisor	Wells, ME
Intern / Research Assistant / An Independent Nonprofit Public Policy Research Think-tank	New York, NY
Economic Assistant (PART-TIME)	Pittsburgh, PA
Entry-Level Truck Driver - Local CDL Training - Lancaster, OH	Lancaster, OH
Truck Driver - Entry-level - Local Cdl Training Available!	Green Bay, WI

See all 42 job postings

Ceteris - For most new grads, grasping exactly what Ceteris does is pretty hard. The best way to get a feel for them is to take a look at examples of their work.

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No current job openings.

Educational Testing Service - A career with the Princeton, NJ based Educational Testing Service would take you right back to Junior year in high school with all the standardized tests.

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Job Title	Location
Manager, Product Development - Service Provider Protocols	Seattle, WA
SW DEV - Cloud Services - Core Technology	Redwood City, CA
Training & Development Manager, Global Learning Americas	Fort Lauderdale, FL
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist	San Antonio, TX
Database Administrator	Pewaukee, WI

See all 10,616 job postings

SeatGeek - Want to get in early? Check out jobs at SeatGeek. Current postings include Lead Web Developer, Frontend Web Developer, Director of Statistics, and more.

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Job Title	Location
Marketing Intern	New York, NY
Marketing Internship	New York, NY
Sports Analyst Intern	New York, NY
Web & Mobile Designer	New York, NY
Product Person	New York, NY

See all 14 job postings

U.S. Department of Labor - If you're fascinated by employment and labor issues, then maybe you’ll want to check out jobs with the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Job Title	Location
RN .9 - Labor and Delivery	Santa Fe, NM
RN PRN - Labor and Delivery	Santa Fe, NM
TRUCK DRIVER - ENTRY-LEVEL - LOCAL CDL TRAINING AVAILABLE!	Trenton, NJ
Financial Services Office (FSO) - Assurance Manager - Asset Management (Multiple Positions)	Boston, MA
Fin Analyst II - Kimmel Cancer Center	Philadelphia, PA

See all 5,653 job postings

STATS, Inc. - If you’re a sports stats geek like me, you’re probably already dying for a job with STATS... and you're in luck. They're hiring grads for a number of jobs.

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Job Title	Location
Physical Therapist (PT)- Perm Outpatient Ortho/Sports Med in Olney, MD!	Olney, MD
Physical Therapist (PT)- Local Contract/Travel Outpatient Ortho/Sports Med in Olney, MD!	Olney, MD
Visual Designer	Pasadena, CA
Professional Class A Truck Driver - OTR - Full Benefits!	Sacramento, CA
International Search Engine Marketing Specialist	Alexandria, VA

See all 329,861 job postings

CPWR - If safety research sounds like something that you could dig into, you’re in luck. CPWR has a job/internship for you.

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No current job openings.

Wolfram Research - Wolfram Research is "one of the world's most respected software companies" and they have a ton of jobs available for new college grads.

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Job Title	Location
Commercial Sales Manager	San Francisco, CA
Mobile UX Designer	Champaign, IL
Site Monitor - 3rd Shift	Champaign, IL
Senior User Experience Designer	Champaign, IL
Travel Coordinator	Champaign, IL

See all 5 job postings

MDRC - MDRC is a non-profit located in New York City and Oakland, CA, and they are at the forefront of the science of doing good.

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Job Title	Location
Research Assistant	Oakland, CA
Research / Management Assistant	New York, NY
Technical Research Assistant/Analyst (3102-69)	New York, NY
Technical Research Analyst (3102-85)	New York, NY
Finance Analyst/Associate (3102-80)	New York, NY

See all 21 job postings

U.S. Census Bureau - Luckily, the U.S. Census Bureau does a lot more than its once every ten years nationwide census. That's why they have so many cool jobs.

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Job Title	Location
Intern / Research Assistant / An Independent Nonprofit Public Policy Research Think-tank	New York, NY
Research Associate	Olympia, WA
Chief, Center for Administrative Records Research and Applications, ES-1530-00/00	Washington, DC
Government Contracts Accountant	Albany, NY
Physician - Neurology Physician needed for Hospital Employed Position in Southeast	Idaho

See all 85 job postings

Rubicon Project - If you take a job with Rubicon Project, you will be past the point of no return towards a successful career in the advertising industry.

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Job Title	Location
Accounting Systems Manager	Richmond, CA
Data Entry / Stats Specialist	Los Angeles, CA
Online Ad Operations Coordinator Job	Charlotte, NC
Inside Sales Account Executive	New York, NY
Part-Time Data Entry/Stats Specialist	Los Angeles, CA

See all 68 job postings

Williams-Sonoma - Williams-Sonoma popped into my head while I was thinking about cooking, so I checked to see if they have jobs for new grads. They do!

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Job Title	Location
Sales Administrative Assistant	Irvine, CA
Customer Service Specialist / Office Support	Irvine, CA
Design Assistant, Textiles - Williams-Sonoma	San Francisco, CA
Administrative Assistant	Shafter, CA
Buyer - Associate Buyer	San Francisco, CA

See all 253 job postings

Crowd Science - As for jobs at Crowd Science in Mountain View, CA, there are 3 positions currently open - Software Engineer, Systems Administrator, and Marketing Coordinator.

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Job Title	Location
Information Services - Business Intelligence Analyst - Baraboo	Baraboo, WI
Web Developer / Digital Library Assistant Project Manager	Pittsburgh, PA
Systems Engineer	Indianapolis, IN
Computational Linguist	Sunnyvale, CA
Actuary Summer Internship (2014)	Portland, OR

See all 231 job postings

Gapminder - If someone could figure out a way to bring statistics to life they’d be a millionaire. Or they’d start a non-profit organization called Gapminder.

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Job Title	Location
Take photos of 100 assets in one home for the Dollar Street project - Digital Photography	Stockholm, ME

See all 0 job postings

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