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Today's Sexy Job: Statistician

With so much data to crunch, firms need them—and will pay up

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 6, 2009 10:12 AM CDT

(Newser) – Forget the nerdy image: In today’s digital world, statisticians are hot, the New York Times reports. Big firms like Google need number-crunchers to parse piles of data, and they’re willing to pay for it—a statistician with a PhD can rake in $125,...   Read full story »

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