Statistician
Statistics, Mathematics and Sociology at GCSE, then a Level 7 apprenticeship or a degree.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, a master’s degree · 2 standards and 9 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content
Level 7 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.
Which subjects build towards it?
Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.
DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today
Statistics leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: data visualisation, missing data, sample size, evaluation.
All subjects and shared ideas9
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE Statistics | 1.00 | data visualisation, missing data, sample size, evaluation, data interpretation |
| GCSE Mathematics | 0.34 | sas, sample size |
| GCSE Sociology | 0.32 | pattern, trend, qualitative data, quantitative data |
| A level Sociology | 0.32 | research ethics, data collection, qualitative data, quantitative data |
| GCSE English Language | 0.21 | critical reflection, evaluation |
| A level Geography | 0.20 | qualitative data, quantitative data, data quality |
| A level Psychology | 0.15 | qualitative data, quantitative data |
| GCSE Physical Education | 0.15 | qualitative data, quantitative data |
| GCSE Computer Science | 0.15 | data structure, logical reasoning |
Which apprenticeships lead here?
Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.
Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
Where are these subjects taken most?
Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Statistics, Mathematics and Sociology, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.
Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.
DfE subject entries
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What the job is
Statisticians collect, tabulate, and, most importantly, analyse quantitative information coming from a varied array of fields. They interpret and analyse statistical studies on fields such as health, demographics, finance, business, etc. and advise based on patterns and drawn analysis.
Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.
This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.