Best Statistical Assistant programs in Wisconsin, 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.
17 schools in Wisconsin run programs that feed this job, graduating 825 people a year. The job pays a median of $53,400 in Wisconsin across about 60 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Wisconsin that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
1 programs in Wisconsin that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Wisconsin (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 Wisconsin page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 52.0302In Wisconsin → | 825 | 100.0% | 17 | $51,824 | $24,433 |
Top 17 schools in Wisconsin
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 10 of the 17 schools in this state.
All 17 schools in Wisconsin
Every school in Wisconsin 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.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moraine Park Technical College | Fond du Lac | Public | 139 | 1 |
| Gateway Technical College | Kenosha | Public | 112 | 1 |
| Fox Valley Technical College | Appleton | Public | 99 | 1 |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College | Eau Claire | Public | 90 | 1 |
| Northwood Technical College | Rice Lake | Public | 88 | 1 |
| Northcentral Technical College | Wausau | Public | 74 | 1 |
| Madison Area Technical College | Madison | Public | 53 | 1 |
| Mid - State Technical College | Wisconsin Rapids | Public | 31 | 1 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College | Milwaukee | Public | 30 | 1 |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | Green Bay | Public | 29 | 1 |
| Waukesha County Technical College | Pewaukee | Public | 28 | 1 |
| Nicolet Area Technical College | Rhinelander | Public | 20 | 1 |
| Western Technical College | La Crosse | Public | 10 | 1 |
| Blackhawk Technical College | Janesville | Public | 9 | 1 |
| Lakeshore Technical College | Cleveland | Public | 6 | 1 |
What statistical assistants earn in Wisconsin
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $50,330. Wisconsin pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
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
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin.
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 825 degrees in Wisconsin 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 825 people a year in Wisconsin.
How much do statistical assistants earn in Wisconsin?+
The median is $53,400 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 6.1% 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 Wisconsin?+
17 institutions in Wisconsin 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 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected 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 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, 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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