Work Route

Statistics: from a US degree to a green card

CIP 27.0501

This is a STEM-designated major, so graduates can work on OPT for up to 36 months. That allows up to three tries in the H-1B lottery.

  1. Degree – Median bachelor's earnings, year 1
    Across – programs
  2. OPT 36 months 12 months plus a 24-month STEM extension
  3. H-1B $128,000 Median salary for statisticians
    28,436 certified across the main jobs
  4. Green card 4,395 PERM labor certifications, 93.4% certified
    Median processing about 491 days

Jobs graduates go into

Grouped by US Standard Occupational Classification. Salaries are the wages offered on H-1B applications and exclude bonuses and stock.

JobH-1B certifiedMedian salaryMiddle half of salariesGreen cards certified
StatisticiansSOC 15-2041 2,242 $128,000 $101,097 – $155,200 426
Data scientistsSOC 15-2051 26,194 $125,549 $97,867 – $161,714 3,969

Top H-1B employers

Statisticians

EmployerCertifiedMedian
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION64$104,232
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY56$138,681
ERNST & YOUNG U.S. LLP56$153,000
INTEL CORPORATION50$129,890
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.39$160,000
MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC35$139,600
TECHDATA SERVICE COMPANY LLC32$120,000
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP28$235,000
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC27$160,000
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION24$133,964

Top green card sponsors

Statisticians

EmployerCertified
RADIX TRADING LLC18
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY13
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION11
TECHDATA SERVICE COMPANY LLC10
ERNST & YOUNG U.S. LLP9
DELTAMED SOLUTIONS, INC.8
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.8
MEDPACE, INC.8
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC7
CITIBANK, N.A.6
CAREMARK LLC6
ABBVIE INC.6
CLINCHOICE INC.6
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION5
FORTREA INC.5

Where the jobs are

Schools with the highest graduate earnings

Median earnings one year after graduation, from US Department of Education tax records for students who received federal aid. International students are not included in these figures.

SchoolYear 1Later years
No programs with published earnings.

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