Arizona·Office and Administrative Support Occupations·SOC 43-9111

Best Statistical Assistant programs in Arizona, ranked by enrollment

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.

11 schools in Arizona run programs that feed this job, graduating 180 people a year. The job pays a median of $56,900 in Arizona across about 100 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledActuarial AnalystResearch AssistantActuarial AssistantActuarial TechnicianBookmanCompilerChart ClerkFiscal Clerk
Graduates / yr
180
in Arizona
Median pay · Arizona
$56,900
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
100
people employed
Schools
11
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
26%
across those schools
Median net price
$22,877
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Arizona that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

1 programs in Arizona that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Arizona (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Arizona page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 52.0302In Arizona
180
100.0%
11$51,824$24,433

Top 11 schools in Arizona

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 11 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Yavapai College
Prescott, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
61Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping34%
2Bryan University
Tempe, AZ Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
50Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping41%$22,877
3Mohave Community College
Kingman, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
23Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping38%
4Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
19Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$37,35828%
5Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
7Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping17%
6Eastern Arizona College
Thatcher, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
5Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping42%
7Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
4Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping14%
8Rio Salado College
Tempe, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
4Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping9%
9Coconino Community College
Flagstaff, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
3Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping24%
10Glendale Community College
Glendale, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
3Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping16%
11Paradise Valley Community College
Phoenix, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs
1Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping19%

All 11 schools in Arizona

Every school in Arizona with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Arizona that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Yavapai CollegePrescottPublic611
Bryan UniversityTempePrivate for-profit501
Mohave Community CollegeKingmanPublic231
Pima Community CollegeTucsonPublic191
Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdalePublic71
Eastern Arizona CollegeThatcherPublic51
Phoenix CollegePhoenixPublic41
Rio Salado CollegeTempePublic41
Coconino Community CollegeFlagstaffPublic31
Glendale Community CollegeGlendalePublic31
Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenixPublic11

What statistical assistants earn in Arizona

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Arizona
$56,900
Mean annual
$57,340
Jobs in state
100
What the range looks like
10th pct$48,260Median$56,90090th pct$60,380
Versus the national median
+13.1%

U.S. median $50,330. Arizona pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
0.99×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
$57,830median
70 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
-2.5%
Decline
Openings per year
800
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
-200
6,500 → 6,300
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Statistical Assistants page.

How to become a Statistical Assistant

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

MathematicsCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionActive LearningWritingSpeaking

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Arizona

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 1 majors mapped to Statistical Assistants1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 52.0302Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping

Common questions

Answers for people weighing statistical assistants programs in Arizona.

What degree do you need to become a Statistical Assistant?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping, which awarded 180 degrees in Arizona in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Statistical Assistant?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Accounting and Related Services. Together they graduate about 180 people a year in Arizona.

How much do statistical assistants earn in Arizona?+

The median is $56,900 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 13.1% above the U.S. median of $50,330. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for statistical assistants growing?+

BLS projects a -2.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, decline, with roughly 800 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Arizona?+

11 institutions in Arizona reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do statistical assistants work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Actuarial Analyst, Research Assistant, Actuarial Assistant, Actuarial Technician among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 43-9111.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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