New Jersey·Office and Administrative Support Occupations·SOC 43-9111

Best Statistical Assistant programs in New Jersey, 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.

14 schools in New Jersey run programs that feed this job, graduating 237 people a year. The job pays a median of $69,480 in New Jersey across about 110 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledActuarial AnalystResearch AssistantActuarial AssistantActuarial TechnicianBookmanCompilerChart ClerkFiscal Clerk
Graduates / yr
237
in New Jersey
Median pay · New Jersey
$69,480
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
110
people employed
Schools
14
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
32%
across those schools
Median net price
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in New Jersey that lead to this job

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

1 programs in New Jersey that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in New Jersey (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 New Jersey page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1237
100.0%
14$51,824$24,433

Top 14 schools in New Jersey

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 2 of the 14 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
95Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$52,36367%78%
2Rowan College at Burlington County
Mount Laurel, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
72Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping36%
3UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey
Cranford, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
16Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping35%
4Rowan College of South Jersey - Gloucester Campus
Sewell, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
14Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping39%
5Rowan College of South Jersey - Cumberland Campus
Vineland, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
10Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping33%
6Bergen Community College
Paramus, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
7Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping21%
7Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
6Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping31%
8Raritan Valley Community College
Branchburg, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
5Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping31%
9Passaic County Community College
Paterson, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
4Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping19%
10Ocean County College
Toms River, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
2Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping42%
11Strayer University - New Jersey
Piscataway, NJ Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
2Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping$52,3730%
12Sussex County Community College
Newton, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
2Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping37%
13Mercer County Community College
West Windsor, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
1Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping25%
14Middlesex College
Edison, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
1Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping33%

All 14 schools in New Jersey

Every school in New Jersey 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 New Jersey that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Rowan UniversityGlassboroPublic951
Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount LaurelPublic721
UCNJ Union College of Union County, New JerseyCranfordPublic161
Rowan College of South Jersey - Gloucester CampusSewellPublic141
Rowan College of South Jersey - Cumberland CampusVinelandPublic101
Bergen Community CollegeParamusPublic71
Camden County CollegeBlackwoodPublic61
Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburgPublic51
Passaic County Community CollegePatersonPublic41
Ocean County CollegeToms RiverPublic21
Strayer University - New JerseyPiscatawayPrivate for-profit21
Sussex County Community CollegeNewtonPublic21
Mercer County Community CollegeWest WindsorPublic11
Middlesex CollegeEdisonPublic11

What statistical assistants earn in New Jersey

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

Median annual in New Jersey
$69,480
Mean annual
$70,940
Jobs in state
110
What the range looks like
10th pct$51,920Median$69,48090th pct$94,030
Versus the national median
+38.0%

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

Job concentration
0.86×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these 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 New Jersey

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 New Jersey.

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 237 degrees in New Jersey 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 237 people a year in New Jersey.

How much do statistical assistants earn in New Jersey?+

The median is $69,480 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 38.0% 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 New Jersey?+

14 institutions in New Jersey 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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