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
Branding & Sourcing Manager	Florham Park, NJ
VP of Advertising Sales	New York, NY
VP of Finance	New York, NY
Frontend Engineer	New York, NY
iOS Engineer	New York, NY

See all 6 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
SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM	New York, NY
Meteorologist	Arlington, VA
SUMMER INTERN	Annapolis Junction, MD
OPEN HOUSE THURSDAY 4/24!! Overnight Cleaners!!	Windsor Locks, CT
PT Overnight Cleaners	Tampa, FL

See all 234 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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No current job openings.

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
Inside Sales Representative	Austin, TX
Director, Industry Solutions	Detroit, MI
Business Development Manager	San Antonio, TX
Customer Support Representative	Austin, TX
DevOps Engineer Job Fair-Take an Online Interview Now	California City, CA

See all 41 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 - Lacrosse	New York, NY
Front End Web Developer	New York, NY
Senior Mobile Developer / Architect	New York, NY

See all 2 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 Analyst	Bethesda, MD
Administrative Assistant	Bethesda, MD
Communications Specialist Website Design and Promotion	Bethesda, MD
Research Assistant - Health Care Department	Bethesda, MD

See all 62 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
IP Communications Product Manager	McLean, VA
Sr Staff Software Systems Engineer - Deeply Embedded WLAN	Sunnyvale, CA
Web Developer	Boston, MA
Outside Sales REpresentative (Entry Level)	Arlington, VA
Inbound Customer Care and Sales Representative	Spearfish, SD

See all 2,448 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
MATLAB Data Analytics Marketing Intern	Boston, MA
Social Media Channel Specialist	Natick, MA
Community Content Creation Intern	Boston, MA
Summer Research Intern	Boston, MA
Algorithm Software Engineer Intern - Simulink Core	Boston, MA

See all 216 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
Regional Sense & Warn Manager	Arlington, VA
Geospatial and Exploitation Data Analyst	El Segundo, CA
Language Analyst - Persian Farsi	Fort Meade, MD
Language Analyst - Chinese	Fort Meade, MD
CSTM: Project Analyst/Client Solutions Team Member (Contingent	Springfield, VA

See all 171 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
Endeavor Insight Summer Intern	United States
Desktop Engineering Intern Support Associate-Indianapolis	Indianapolis, IN
IT Business Continuity Intern Support Associate-Indianapolis	Indianapolis, IN
Program Coordinator	Watertown, MA
Special Assistant (Multiple Offices)	Camden, NJ

See all 71 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
Rabine Group Video Documenter	Schaumburg, IL
Summer Intern Architect	Albany, NY
2014 Summer Intern - Apparel Design - Fashion Industry Opportunity	Canton, MA
East Bay Faculty	Oakland, CA
Internship	Baltimore, MD

See all 492 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
Health Literacy/Plain Language Communications Specialist	Arlington, VA
Entry-Level Health Communications Professional	Arlington, VA
Public Health Communications Project Manager	Arlington, VA
Land Change Modeler/Scientist (mid-level)	Waltham, MA
Engineering Intern, Part-Time (Winter-Spring)	Waltham, MA

See all 31 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
DRD Interactive Media Software Engineer (CG) 2014 - 730873	Santa Clara, CA
Android Graphics Driver Developer - 732189	Folsom, CA
Medical Case Manager RN	New York, NY
MCG Software Intern (MS Level	Allentown, PA
Mobile Android Architect - 731442	Santa Clara, CA

See all 260 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
Humanities/Social Studies Teacher (Grades 5-8)	Brooklyn, NY
Associate, Major Donors & Special Events	Washington, DC
Middle School Math Teacher (Grades 6-8)	Brooklyn, NY
Community Development Extension Educator (Assistant or Associate rank)	Bethel, CT
Research Assistant	Washington, DC

See all 655 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
Marketing Production Coordinator	Downers Grove, IL
Senior Manager, Communications	Downers Grove, IL
Senior Media Account Manager	Downers Grove, IL
Intern	Boston, MA
DOJ Pathways Internship Program Bureau of Prisons Student Trainee (Human Resource )	Philadelphia, PA

See all 106 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
Education Coordinator	New York, NY
Business Analyst	Idaho Falls, ID
Assistant VP Capital Management	Apple Valley, MN
ONLINE/WEB Analytics Intern	Chicago, IL
Innovation Major Instructor: 3D Design and Printing	Oakland, CA

See all 12,968 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 Internship	New York, NY
Sports Analyst Intern	New York, NY
Marketing Intern	New York, NY
Sports Analyst Intern	New York, NY
Operations Engineer	New York, NY

See all 19 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
Financial Analyst	Columbus, MS
Marketing Production Coordinator	Downers Grove, IL
Bakery Coordinator	New York, NY
Senior Manager, Communications	Downers Grove, IL
Senior Media Account Manager	Downers Grove, IL

See all 7,380 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
System Administrator Level 3–Linux/Unix (TS/SCI)	Fort Meade, MD
Assistant Math Editor (temporary)	Vancouver, WA
Oracle Procurement / Contract Implementation	Albany, NY
Summer Lifeguard / Pool Manager	Glen Burnie, MD
Field Chemist - Bridgeport, NJ	Bridgeport, NJ

See all 392,096 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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No current job openings.

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 Associate	New York, NY
Operations Internship	New York, NY
Careers	New York, NY
Economist	New York, NY
Technical Research Analyst	New York, NY

See all 22 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
Summer 2014 Advocacy Internship	New York, NY
Accountant III Job	Oak Ridge, TN
Licensed Customs Broker	Atlanta, GA
Accountant III Job	Oak Ridge, TN
Student Trainee -Pathways Internship Program	Suitland, MD

See all 133 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
Director, Campaign Delivery & Yield Management	New York, NY
Ad Operations Specialist	Aliso Viejo, CA
Deployment Internship	Portland, OR
Display Advertising Specialist	Oakland, CA
Online Ad Operations Coordinator	Charlotte, NC

See all 76 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
Summer Intern	San Francisco, CA
Buyer	Brooklyn, NY
Summer Intern	San Francisco, CA
Associate Store Manager	Hallandale Beach, FL
Graphic Designer, Brand Creative	Brooklyn, NY

See all 366 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
ColdFusion Developer – Austin & Los Angeles	Marina del Rey, CA
Summer Intern	St. Louis, MO
Clinical Scientist (3896805)	East Hanover, NJ
Quality Scientist II	Andover, MA
HR Intern	Portland, OR

See all 298 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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No current job openings.

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