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Biostatisticians

Develop and apply biostatistical theory and methods to the study of life sciences.

Wages

BLS doesn't publish wages for Biostatisticians separately. These are the figures for Statisticians (15-2041), its parent occupation.

Median annual wage, U.S.$105,650
Employment, U.S.29,030
Median hourly wage$50.79
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$64,000$82,220$105,650$141,490$174,050
By state (48)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama200$76,4000.52
Alaska80Not available1.24
Arizona440$79,6400.73
Arkansas570$105,7202.33
California2,480$135,9600.73
Colorado780$109,6601.45
Connecticut490$102,8601.53
Delaware70$109,5700.83
District of Columbia550$140,6704.17
Florida550$108,0400.30
Georgia460$115,1500.51
Hawaii90$76,7800.77
Idaho160Not available1.01
Illinois480$119,7600.43
Indiana230$109,3000.39
Iowa250$80,1500.87
Kansas80$111,7800.29
Kentucky80$112,5200.23
Louisiana70$76,4000.20
Maine80$85,6800.68
Maryland2,730$132,6205.30
Massachusetts2,480$96,7103.65
Michigan570$102,7100.70
Minnesota780Not available1.42
Mississippi80$64,6700.35
Missouri680$66,3301.24
Nebraska140$83,4800.71
Nevada50$79,7500.18
New Hampshire70$96,0800.52
New Jersey880$118,2801.09
New Mexico230$84,3301.40
New York1,220$136,0200.68
North Carolina1,200$115,6901.30
North Dakota40$75,8900.44
Ohio580$98,1900.56
Oklahoma50$89,5400.17
Oregon600$93,6201.64
Pennsylvania1,630$93,8301.44
Rhode Island40$102,6200.47
South Carolina240$65,4500.56
Tennessee530$98,2300.86
Texas1,390$102,9600.53
Utah300$88,6100.94
Vermont$82,210
Virginia720$114,9200.94
Washington2,960$105,6504.47
West Virginia90$84,6600.70
Wisconsin250$107,1500.46

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Statisticians50.982
2Epidemiologists50.963
3Mathematicians50.960
4Clinical Data Managers40.960
5Social Science Research Assistants40.952
6Bioinformatics Technicians40.952
7Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary50.952
8Operations Research Analysts50.948
9Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists50.946
10Survey Researchers50.946

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Biostatisticians, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
MathematiciansMathematics0.880.960
Operations Research AnalystsOperations Analysis0.870.948
Environmental EconomistsManagement of Financial Resources2.000.945
Molecular and Cellular BiologistsMonitoring0.760.942
GeneticistsSocial Perceptiveness0.870.941
Biochemists and BiophysicistsQuality Control Analysis2.000.935
Human Factors Engineers and ErgonomistsTechnology Design2.880.922
Soil and Plant ScientistsQuality Control Analysis1.750.917

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Biostatisticians, excluding software Biostatisticians already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Tableau13 of 208.2x
Microsoft Visual Basic14 of 206.7x
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA9 of 209.2x
Aptech Systems GAUSS5 of 2033.0x
Formula translation/translator FORTRAN7 of 2010.8x
ClustalW4 of 2036.9x
Mathsoft Mathcad5 of 2011.5x
Camfit Data Limited Microfit3 of 2046.2x
Quantitative Micro Software EViews3 of 2046.2x
Microsoft Power BI5 of 209.2x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
MathematicsEssential skill 4.62 5.12
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 4.00 5.12
Active LearningEssential skill 4.00 4.88
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 4.00 4.88
ScienceEssential skill 4.00 4.62
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 4.00 4.50
SpeakingEssential skill 4.00 4.50
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 4.00 4.38
WritingEssential skill 3.88 4.88
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.88 4.25
ProgrammingTransferable skill 3.38 4.00
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.38 3.88
InstructingTransferable skill 3.12 4.00
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.12 3.88
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 3.12 3.75
MonitoringEssential skill 3.00 3.62
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.00 3.50
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 3.00 3.38
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 2.88 2.88
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.75 3.12
PersuasionTransferable skill 2.75 2.88
Service OrientationTransferable skill 2.75 2.75
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.00 2.50
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 1.75 1.25
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 1.75 1.25
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 1.75 1.00
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.62 1.00
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 1.62 0.75
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.50 0.62
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.12not rated
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Mathematics 4.67 5.83
English Language 3.88 4.61
Computers and Electronics 3.70 4.88
Medicine and Dentistry 3.04 2.96
Biology 2.88 4.29
Education and Training 2.77 3.83
Customer and Personal Service 2.54 2.54
Administration and Management 2.50 3.04
Psychology 2.39 3.35
Administrative 2.38 3.00
Personnel and Human Resources 2.38 2.88
Communications and Media 2.18 2.21
Engineering and Technology 1.96 2.21
Law and Government 1.96 1.79
Design 1.87 1.75
Sociology and Anthropology 1.81 2.30
Public Safety and Security 1.79 1.54
Production and Processing 1.71 1.54
Telecommunications 1.71 1.21
Sales and Marketing 1.70 1.61
Economics and Accounting 1.70 1.58
Geography 1.65 2.00
Therapy and Counseling 1.58 0.96
Chemistry 1.52 1.25
Physics 1.52 1.25
Building and Construction 1.38not rated
Philosophy and Theology 1.29not rated
Foreign Language 1.29 0.58
Mechanical 1.26not rated
Transportation 1.22not rated
Fine Arts 1.21not rated
History and Archeology 1.21not rated
Food Production 1.13not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Inductive Reasoning 4.25 5.00
Mathematical Reasoning 4.25 5.00
Oral Expression 4.12 5.12
Written Comprehension 4.12 5.00
Deductive Reasoning 4.12 4.88
Oral Comprehension 4.00 5.12
Written Expression 3.88 4.88
Information Ordering 3.88 4.25
Speech Clarity 3.88 4.12
Problem Sensitivity 3.88 4.00
Number Facility 3.75 4.12
Speech Recognition 3.75 3.88
Category Flexibility 3.62 4.00
Fluency of Ideas 3.62 4.00
Near Vision 3.62 3.75
Originality 3.25 3.88
Visualization 3.00 3.12
Flexibility of Closure 3.00 3.00
Speed of Closure 3.00 3.00
Memorization 2.88 2.88
Perceptual Speed 2.88 2.88
Selective Attention 2.88 2.88
Far Vision 2.62 2.62
Time Sharing 1.88 1.75
Finger Dexterity 1.75 1.62
Visual Color Discrimination 1.62 1.12
Hearing Sensitivity 1.62 0.88
Auditory Attention 1.62 0.75
Depth Perception 1.62 0.75
Trunk Strength 1.50 1.00
Arm-Hand Steadiness 1.50 0.50
Manual Dexterity 1.50 0.50
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.38 0.50
Control Precision 1.38 0.38
Static Strength 1.12not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Dynamic Strength 1.00not rated
Explosive Strength 1.00not rated
Extent Flexibility 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Gross Body Coordination 1.00not rated
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.00not rated
Multilimb Coordination 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Rate Control 1.00not rated
Reaction Time 1.00not rated
Response Orientation 1.00not rated
Sound Localization 1.00not rated
Spatial Orientation 1.00not rated
Speed of Limb Movement 1.00not rated
Stamina 1.00not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

All 45
  • UNIX hot
  • Clinical trials database software
  • Data visualization software
  • Database software
  • Graphics software
  • Insightful S-PLUS
  • Minitab
  • Patient monitoring systems
  • S-Plus software
  • SAS/STAT
  • STAT! Systems QD Clinical
  • STATISTICA
  • Software development tools
  • Tibco S-PLUS
  • Wolfram Research Mathematica

Where it concentrates

BLS doesn't publish wages for Biostatisticians separately. These are the figures for Statisticians (15-2041), its parent occupation.

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Jefferson City, MO31020.76$59,590
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC6009.34$103,290
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA2,5606.58$105,650
Salem, OR2206.32$93,620
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV3,2205.50$136,660
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,9503.87$102,320
Lansing-East Lansing, MI1202.94$84,610
Boulder, CO1002.86$144,990
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA1602.51$78,690
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT2502.21$98,450

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