Statistical Assistants

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: Bachelor's degree
Salary
High: $79,250.00
Average: $54,630.00
Hourly
Average: $26.26

What they do:

Compile and compute data according to statistical formulas for use in statistical studies. May perform actuarial computations and compile charts and graphs for use by actuaries. Includes actuarial clerks.

On the job, you would:

  • Select statistical tests for analyzing data.
  • Discuss data presentation requirements with clients.
  • Send out surveys.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

95% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
86% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
86% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
83% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
79% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
75% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
72% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
71% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
69% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
69% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
68% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
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Strengths

100% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
72% Investigative  -  Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

91% Mathematical Reasoning  -  The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
75% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
75% Number Facility  -  The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
72% Written Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
72% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
69% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
69% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
69% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
69% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
66% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

70% Mathematics  -  Using mathematics to solve problems.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Analyze operational or research data.
Enter information into databases or software programs.
Compile data or documentation.
Compile data or documentation.
Check data for recording errors.
Prepare research or technical reports.
Confer with clients to determine needs.
Enter information into databases or software programs.
File documents or records.
Develop data analysis or data management procedures.
Compile data or documentation.
Code data or other information.
Check data for recording errors.
Interview employees, customers, or others to collect information.
Send information, materials or documentation.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

100% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
95% Spend Time Sitting  -  How much does this job require sitting?
93% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
87% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
85% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
85% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
77% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
76% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
75% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
74% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
67% Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions  -  How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
66% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
65% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
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Tasks & Values

95% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
87% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
86% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
85% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
84% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
81% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
77% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
77% Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others  -  Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
72% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
71% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
70% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Getting Started

Education:
59%
Bachelor's Degree
12%
Some College Courses

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