Tag: Career
Statistics Among Top Jobs for Millennials, Report Says
June 17, 2015
If you are one of the 75 million Americans born between 1981 and 2000, statistics might be one of the best jobs to pursue. CBS Money Watch and Forbes recently reported this finding by CareerCast.com, which ranked jobs for millennials according to criteria like salary, growth and satisfaction. It’s no surprise that statistics—one of the hottest careers—tops the charts....
10 Tips for Entry-Level Analytics Professionals
June 16, 2015
It’s no secret that analytics and data science are the hottest fields to get into right now. But getting into the field can be tough, and even with a stellar degree, it can be tricky to navigate the quantitative job landscape as an entry-level professional. Below are items recruiters look for in early career professionals,...
Statistics Degrees Offer High Salaries and Financial Stability, Study Finds
June 12, 2015
Those who study statistics not only get a great return on their college investment, but the promise of financial security throughout their careers, according to a recent report by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. Among its key findings, the Center found that recent graduates of STEM degree programs earn the highest wages...
Medical Doctor Says Statistics Education “Instrumental” to Her Success
April 10, 2015
College students “should run—not walk—to sign up for a statistics course as soon as possible,” writes Jessica Johnson, chief resident of physical medicine at Walter Reed National Medical Center, in a USA Today article. Johnson is a graduate of Cornell College and the University of Missouri School of Medicine. She’s completing her final year of...
Fortune Magazine: Bachelor’s Degrees in Statistics Soaring
February 11, 2015
More people are recognizing the growing interest in statistics education and careers, including Fortune magazine, which recently ran an article titled “Move over, computer science. Bachelor’s degrees in statistics have soared 95% since 2010.” The article cites data from the National Center for Education Statistics showing that the number of undergraduate students getting a degree in...
Women a Growing Force in Statistics and Data Science, Reports Washington Post
January 07, 2015
Unlike many science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, the field of statistical science attracts a relatively large share of women, even in leadership positions, Washington Post’s Brigid Schulte recently reported in “Women Flocking to Statistics.” “More than 40 percent of degrees in statistics go to women, and they make up 40 percent of the statistics...
Statistician Jen Van Mullekom Plays an Important Role at Dupont
December 08, 2014
Jen Van Mullekom is a statistician at DuPont where she helps the science company make informed decisions for a variety of problems and scenarios. Jen calls herself an “accidental statistician” because she set out to become a math teacher when she started her undergraduate studies. But upon taking a statistics class, she was amazed at...
Wall Street Journal Reports on CIO’s Growing Demand for Data Scientists
December 02, 2014
Companies need data scientists, and a lot of them, writes Clint Boulton in a recent article for the Wall Street Journal. Chief information officers are having a hard time finding enough candidates with the right mix of skills needed to gather and manipulate data, as well as analyze data to solve tough business problems. Finding...
Wall Street Journal: Statisticians Lured to High-Tech Jobs Offering Good Salaries and Interesting Work
September 05, 2014
Statisticians, also known as data scientists, are highly sought after by everyone from banks to retailers to app developers, reports Elizabeth Dwoskin of the Wall Street Journal. In fact, their skills are so rare that many in the high-tech sector have dubbed them “Unicorns,” she writes. She quotes a data consultant from Booz Allen Hamilton...
It’s Never Too Early to Study Statistics
August 22, 2014
We’re living in an age in which data has become more available and more important to industry and society, yet our ability as a population to analyze data is not keeping up, writes Jonathan Wai, a researcher at Case Western Reserve University. He quotes a vice president at Facebook, Elliot Schrage, who said statistics will...