How to hire a statistician

How to hire a statistician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step statistician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a statistician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new statistician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a statistician, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a statistician to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a statistician that fits the bill.

   The following list breaks down different types of statisticians and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Statistician	Description	Hourly rate
   Statistician	Statisticians use statistical methods to collect and analyze data and to help solve real-world problems in business, engineering, healthcare, or other fields.	$28-57
   Business Analyst	Business analysts are employees who are responsible for interpreting business data and coming up with business solutions. They are well-versed in whatever business the company is in, and they have strong business acumen... Show more	$25-49
   Business Analyst/Quality Analyst	A business analyst/quality analyst is responsible for evaluating business outputs and operational processes to ensure that everything adheres to the quality standards and business regulations. Business analysts/quality analysts support senior management in determining solutions to improve the company's services and provide the highest satisfaction for the customers and clients... Show more	$27-46

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Data Analysis
   • Statistical Methods
   • Statistical Techniques
   • Statistical Data
   • Logistic Regression
   • Research Projects
   • Experimental Design
   • Python
   • Data Collection
   • Statistical Software
   • Regression
   • Java
   • Patients
   • Data Management

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage Medicaid fraud and abuse portfolios by analyzing medical and pharmacy claims data.
   • Conduct analysis and large data management using SAS, SQL on UNIX.
   • Develop advanced statistical analysis using SPSS on quantitative and qualitative data
   • Conduct statistical analysis including sampling, multivariate analysis, factor analysis, time-series modeling, regression and logistic analysis.
   • Assist in the preparation of the NDA of Ambien.
   • Analyze extreme outputs of experimental tests for formulation chemists with JMP.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your statistician job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A statistician salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, statisticians' average salary in oklahoma is 55% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level statisticians earn 50% less than senior-level statisticians.
   • Certifications. A statistician with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a statistician's salary.

   Average statistician salary

   $84,726yearly

   $40.73 hourly rate

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   Entry-level statistician salary

   $60,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 18, 2025

   Average statistician salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$111,045	$53
   2	New York	$99,457	$48
   3	Maryland	$96,998	$47
   4	Massachusetts	$95,991	$46
   5	Delaware	$95,922	$46
   6	District of Columbia	$95,393	$46
   7	New Jersey	$95,206	$46
   8	Washington	$91,814	$44
   9	North Carolina	$87,772	$42
   10	Virginia	$85,335	$41
   11	Illinois	$84,796	$41
   12	Connecticut	$84,571	$41
   13	Pennsylvania	$84,325	$41
   14	Indiana	$83,590	$40
   15	Georgia	$83,197	$40
   16	Texas	$73,133	$35
   17	Ohio	$73,029	$35
   18	Missouri	$68,552	$33
   19	Michigan	$66,719	$32
   20	South Carolina	$63,080	$30

   Average statistician salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	The Citadel	$151,206	$72.70
   2	Meta	$136,221	$65.49	216
   3	Google	$133,685	$64.27	60
   4	Apple	$133,320	$64.10	27
   5	Airbnb	$131,390	$63.17
   6	Chegg	$130,054	$62.53
   7	eBay	$129,525	$62.27
   8	Twitter	$128,213	$61.64
   9	Microsoft	$127,950	$61.51	39
   10	McKinsey & Company Inc	$127,714	$61.40	28
   11	PayPal	$127,658	$61.37	5
   12	A.T. Kearney	$126,322	$60.73
   13	Citi	$125,449	$60.31
   14	Genentech	$122,098	$58.70	5
   15	Biogen	$121,293	$58.31
   16	AbbVie	$120,936	$58.14	27
   17	Uber Technologies	$120,916	$58.13	1
   18	Thumbtack	$120,840	$58.10	2
   19	Boehringer Ingelheim	$120,717	$58.04	1
   20	Eli Lilly and Company	$120,596	$57.98	2

4. Writing a statistician job description

   A statistician job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a statistician job description:

   Statistician job description example

   Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.
   This is a full-remote position in the Gabuzda lab with the option to come on-site.
   
   Responsibilities
   
   This person will work closely with wet lab scientists to generate, analyze, and interpret large-scale datasets using various analytical and computational tools for data analysis and integration, network prediction, pathway analysis, and machine learning. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in relevant areas of biology, medical science, statistics, bioinformatics, modeling, and writing manuscripts for publication.
   
   Qualifications
   
   M.D., Ph.D., or M.S. in molecular biology, virology, immunology, medical science, biostatistics, computational biology, or bioinformatics. The candidate should have experience with cell and molecular biology, clinical data, biostatistics, bioinformatics, and computational modeling and be fluent in English with excellent writing skills. Experience analyzing RNAseq, flow cytometry, proteomics, metabolomics, and extracellular vesicles/exosome data is desirable but not required.
   
   At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong. As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are equally committed to diversifying our faculty and staff. Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and diverse professionals, neither do we. If working in this kind of organization inspires you, we encourage you to apply.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find statisticians for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your statistician job on Zippia to find and recruit statistician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit statisticians, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   Sometimes, it's not enough to interview statistician candidates, so you can ask them to do a test project. If you are not a technical person and don't know what a test project should be, you can use these websites:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new statistician

   Once you've decided on a perfect statistician candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new statistician. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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