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

Best Statistical Assistant programs in Minnesota, 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.

20 schools in Minnesota run programs that feed this job, graduating 331 people a year. The job pays a median of $58,580 in Minnesota across about jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledActuarial AnalystResearch AssistantActuarial AssistantActuarial TechnicianBookmanCompilerChart ClerkFiscal Clerk
Graduates / yr
331
in Minnesota
Median pay · Minnesota
$58,580
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
people employed
Schools
20
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
42%
across those schools
Median net price
$19,944
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Minnesota that lead to this job

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

1 programs in Minnesota that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Minnesota (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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota
331
100.0%
20$51,824$24,433

Top 20 schools in Minnesota

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 8 of the 20 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Rasmussen University - Minnesota
St. Cloud, MN Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
168Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$47,50653%$19,944
2Normandale Community College
Bloomington, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
27Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping27%
3Century College
White Bear Lake, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
24Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$46,99631%
4Anoka - Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
18Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$43,52030%
5Northland Community and Technical College
Thief River Falls, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
14Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping56%
6Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Fergus Falls, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
12Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$39,74247%
7Central Lakes College - Brainerd
Brainerd, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
11Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping53%
8Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
11Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping42%
9Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
8Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$34,80820%
10Northwest Technical College
Bemidji, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
6Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping50%
11Lake Superior College
Duluth, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
5Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping42%
12North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
5Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$49,68522%
13Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
5Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping40%
14Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
3Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$37,28958%
15Minnesota State College Southeast
Winona, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
3Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping47%
16Rochester Community and Technical College
Rochester, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
3Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping29%
17South Central College
North Mankato, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
3Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping39%
18St Cloud Technical and Community College
Saint Cloud, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
3Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping45%
19Herzing University - Minneapolis
St. Louis Park, MN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$31,62047%$16,38394%
20Riverland Community College
Austin, MN Public · 1 feeder programs
1Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping52%

All 20 schools in Minnesota

Every school in Minnesota 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 Minnesota that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Rasmussen University - MinnesotaSt. CloudPrivate for-profit1681
Normandale Community CollegeBloomingtonPublic271
Century CollegeWhite Bear LakePublic241
Anoka - Ramsey Community CollegeCoon RapidsPublic181
Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River FallsPublic141
Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus FallsPublic121
Central Lakes College - BrainerdBrainerdPublic111
Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn ParkPublic111
Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolisPublic81
Northwest Technical CollegeBemidjiPublic61
Lake Superior CollegeDuluthPublic51
North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn ParkPublic51
Saint Paul CollegeSaint PaulPublic51
Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemountPublic31
Minnesota State College SoutheastWinonaPublic31

What statistical assistants earn in Minnesota

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

Median annual in Minnesota
$58,580
Mean annual
$56,700
Jobs in state
What the range looks like
10th pct$47,630Median$58,58090th pct$64,210
Versus the national median
+16.4%

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

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 Minnesota

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 Minnesota.

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 331 degrees in Minnesota 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 331 people a year in Minnesota.

How much do statistical assistants earn in Minnesota?+

The median is $58,580 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 16.4% 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 Minnesota?+

20 institutions in Minnesota 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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