Job prospects Statistician in Alberta

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "statistician" in Alberta or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Alberta

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Limited for mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries (NOC 21210) in Alberta for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries in Alberta:

• Approximately 500 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 23%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 17%
  • Insurance Carriers and related activities (NAICS 524, 526): 14%
  • Universities (NAICS 6113): 11%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 10%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 80% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 20% for all occupations
• 75% of mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries work all year, while 25% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 7% of mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 60% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 40% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: less than 5% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: less than 5% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 43% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 51% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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