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Job outlook for sports statisticians in the United States
Are sports statistician jobs in demand?
Sports statistician job and salary trends over time
Sports statistician jobs over time
Sports statistician job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 83 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 101 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 96 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 93 | 0.00% |
Average sports statistician salary over time
Sports statistician salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $37,136 | $17.85 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | $36,635 | $17.61 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | $34,672 | $16.67 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | $34,390 | $16.53 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | $32,927 | $15.83 | +3.2% |
Sports statistician jobs by state
Most common states for sports statisticians
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 19 | 3% |
| 2 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 64 | 1% |
| 3 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 53 | 1% |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 43 | 1% |
| 5 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 29 | 1% |
| 6 | Nevada | 2,998,039 | 27 | 1% |
| 7 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 26 | 1% |
| 8 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 19 | 1% |
| 9 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 19 | 1% |
| 10 | West Virginia | 1,815,857 | 10 | 1% |
| 11 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 10 | 1% |
| 12 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 7 | 1% |
| 13 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 6 | 1% |
| 14 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 4 | 1% |
| 15 | North Carolina | 10,273,419 | 30 | 0% |
| 16 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 22 | 0% |
| 17 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 19 | 0% |
| 18 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 12 | 0% |
| 19 | New Mexico | 2,088,070 | 9 | 0% |
| 20 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 3 | 0% |
Most common cities for sports statisticians
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springfield | 1 | 1% | $36,582 |
| 2 | Denver | 1 | 0% | $43,813 |
| 3 | Sacramento | 1 | 0% | $41,727 |
Sports Statistician job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of sports statistician experts
San Francisco State University
Villanova University
Lehigh University
Andrews University
What general advice would you give to a Sports Statistician?
Luella Fu: Statistics is an amazing profession to enter now because the amount of data being collected and stored is always increasing. This makes Statistics a high-demand skill not just now but also in the future. The data is also of a huge variety: sports, medical, environmental, and business being just a few kinds. This means that a Statistician can use Statistics as a tool to explore almost field they want. It’s an incredibly versatile profession. You can also get an industry after a Bachelors, Master’s or PhD, so there is also flexibility in how much training you choose to undergo.
What Sports Statistician skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Luella Fu: I think Statisticians enjoy the quantitative reasoning aspect of their jobs, whether it’s designing the data collection, visualizing data, or creating insights from it. It’s also a pretty stable job with good pay. What Statisticians probably don’t like is the amount of time they spend in front of a computer to do their data analyses. It can create eye strain. Also, data cleaning can be full of unexpected challenges that take much longer to solve than one expects.
Paul Bernhardt
Associate Professor of Statistics, Director of the Applied Statistics Graduate ProgramVillanova University
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
What skills will help Sports Statisticians earn the most?
Paul Bernhardt: Experience and willingness to grow and learn more. Because statistics is needed by so many different fields and involves so many different methods, procedures, and skills, time is needed to build up the knowledge that helps an individual acquire a top-earning job as a manager or other team leader. This can often be done within a large company, such as in pharmaceuticals, but it can also be done by moving to new jobs. In many cases, only a few years of experience are needed to move to higher-level positions. For individuals with a Master's degree or Ph.D., earning more often happens much sooner.
Bottom line: If a statistician has the experience, strong communication skills, and is good with a variety of software programs and with database management, they will likely be able to earn a good living with relatively reasonable working hours. For this reason, "statistician"/"data scientist" consistently ranks as one of the top jobs among a variety of rankings. For example, the last six years running, it has been listed in the top three jobs to have by Glassdoor.com
What hard/technical skills are most important for Sports Statisticians?
Wei-Min Huang: Strong mathematical and logical insight, Analytical and formulation skills, Wide-ranging computer skills, Knowing the difference between model-based and data-driven approaches.
Anthony Bosman Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of MathematicsAndrews University
Mathematics Department
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Sports Statistician job market given the pandemic?
Anthony Bosman Ph.D.: The pandemic has accelerated the disruption that was already occurring in nearly every industry. As such, companies are reimagining the nature of work, re-writing job descriptions and becoming more accommodating of remote work.
What skills stand out on Sports Statistician resumes?
Anthony Bosman Ph.D.: Employers are looking for a combination of proficiency in technical skills as well as those distinctly human literacies sometimes referred to as "soft skills". Applicants should signal that they have the resilience and adaptability to thrive under changing conditions, able to quickly adopt new technologies and acquire needed skills as their changing job descriptions require it.