Today, a degree which covers statistics, mathematics and computing subjects can open doors to a wide range of careers. There is growing demand for well qualified statisticians. A degree in statistics will provide you with the professional skills needed for an interesting and challenging career.

Some types of work carried out by statisiticians are:

• Design and analysis of clinical trials, screening of new drugs
• Process control, product reliability and industrial experimentation
• Studying causes, spread and effects of disease
• Forecasting economic and market trends
• Actuarial work assessing insurance risks
• Market research surveys for consumer trends and preferences
• Collecting and analysing data for government policy making
• Consulting in agriculture, horticulture, ecology, forestry and industry
• Teaching - secondary and tertiary
• Development of flexible manufacturing and just in-time systems