Careers in Statistics

Many final year students will be considering their options for the years ahead. This page contains links which may prove useful in deciding what jobs are on offer, and give an idea of the range of careers which is open to somebody with statistical training.

Career Information Links

General Careers advice for UCL students/graduates may be found at the following.

The UCL Careers Service can provide CV & application form checks, practice interviews, information on different careers and help deciding what job you want to do.
The Careers Group - University of London

Students contemplating using statistics in their career should consult the Royal Statistical Society's page on Statistics as a career. Other sources of more general information on careers in the UK for mathematical and statistical graduates can be found at:

Information on various professions which may be open to mathematical and statistical graduates can be found at Inside Careers. Some specific employment disciplines are:

Students who are contemplating an actuarial career may wish to visit the online actuarial recruitment site Proactivity.net.

Information regarding careers in Science is available at the New Scientist Studentzone.

Research in Statistics

There are plenty of opportunities for continued study of statistics at an advanced level. Students considering this option may find the following sites useful:

The UCL Statistics Department's postgraduate information section should give you an idea of what are the pros and cons of continuing your study, and help you decide whether or not this is something you may want to do.
The web booklet Postgraduate Statistics, produced by the Committee of Professors of Statistics, contains links to all departments in the UK which offer postgraduate statistics courses.
A list of current vacancies on postgraduate courses, together with research studentship opportunities in probability and statistics, is maintained by David Wooff at Durham.

[This page last modified 25 November, 2009]