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ANZSCO 224113

Statistician

MLTSSLSkill level 1Assessed by VETASSESSListed in the 4 June 2026 SkillSelect round (subclass 189)

General information, not immigration advice. Data as at 2026-10-22.

About this occupation

ANZSCO 2013, Version 1.2

Designs and applies statistical principles and techniques for collecting, organising and interpreting quantifiable data, and uses statistical methodologies to produce statistical reports and analyses for government, commercial and other purposes.

Skill level 1

Specialisations

  • Biometrician
  • Demographer
  • Epidemiologist

Unit group 2241

Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians

ACTUARIES, MATHEMATICIANS AND STATISTICIANS develop and apply actuarial, mathematical, statistical and quantitative principles and techniques to solve problems in a range of fields such as business and finance, scientific and social research, and engineering. Econometricians are excluded from this unit group. Econometricians are included in Unit Group 2243 Economists.

Indicative skill level

In Australia and New Zealand

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Registration or licensing may be required.

Tasks include

  • Defining, analysing and solving complex financial and business problems relating to areas such as insurance premiums, annuities, superannuation funds, pensions and dividends
  • Examining financial projections for general insurance companies, finance companies, government and other organisations
  • Designing new types of policies, assessing risks and analysing investments in life insurance, superannuation funds, health insurance, friendly societies, financial markets and other areas
  • Formulating mathematical models to simulate processes
  • Applying models to experimental observations, and adjusting and recasting the models
  • Using numerical analysis methods to develop algorithms and perform computations
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  • Liaising with management and clients to determine the subject or area to be surveyed or examined
  • Specifying the data to be collected, and the methodology to be used in collection and analysis
  • Evaluating and describing the reliability and utility of source information
  • Analysing and interpreting data, and producing relevant statistics to describe and infer particular trends and patterns

Occupations in this unit group

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO 2022. CC BY 4.0.

ANZSCO 2013 v1.2 (the edition the MLTSSL, STSOL and ROL use)

Title in this edition: Statistician, skill level 1

Major group
2 PROFESSIONALS
Sub-major group
22 Business, Human Resource and Marketing Professionals
Minor group
224 Information and Organisation Professionals
Unit group
2241 Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians

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