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Market Demand for a Certificate in Applied Statistics/Data Analytics

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Analysis of Industry Trends and Existing Programs

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Table of Contents

1) Executive Overview 4

Key Observations ................................................................................................ 4

2) Program Characteristics and Curricula 5

Program Characteristics ...................................................................................... 5

Student Characteristics ....................................................................................... 6

IV. Employment Trends 9

Student Outcomes ............................................................................................... 9

Program Title ....................................................................................................... 9

Program Marketing ............................................................................................ 10

(2012-2013) ................................................................................................... 12

Project Challenge .............................................................................................. 14

3) Research Methodology 14

Project Sources ................................................................................................. 14

Burning Glass Labor/Insight™ ........................................................................... 14

Research Parameters........................................................................................ 15

Appendix 1: Program Characteristics 16

Appendix 2: Job Postings Data 18


1) Executive Overview

Applied statistics/analytics certificate program students enroll in select courses from

corresponding master’s programs. Contacts prefer synchronous, live, online courses to

pre-recorded webinars because of the complexity of applied statistics/analytics material. Live,

online course sessions promote instructor interaction while affording flexibility to working

professionals. However, no profiled institution has the resources to offer all courses over this

medium. For courses composed of asynchronous online webinars, instructors offer office

hours during which online students can ask questions over email, telephone, or Skype.

Learning management systems supplement modules and encourage discussion

among instructors and students. Because online courses lack face-to-face interaction

among students and instructors, contacts emphasize the importance of learning management

systems such as Blackboard or Moodle to facilitate discussion and promote student

engagement. Through these platforms, students have the ability to post and comment on

discussion topics, maintain connection with instructors, and receive grades on both written

and technical assignments.

Industry professionals with five or more years of experience in positions that require

statistical or analytical skills and who seek advancement or transition into new

functional areas enroll in applied statistics/analytics programs. Contacts at industry

organizations estimate 90 percent of their students are industry professionals. Students enroll

in certificate programs to gain the skills necessary for promotion at their current employers or

to transfer into new industries. Top industries seeking employees with statistical or analytical

skills include: professional, scientific, and technical services; educational services; and

insurance carriers and related activities.

Title certificate programs to reflect course curricula and market trends. Students

primarily seek “data analytics” certificates. Google Trends data reveals a growing search

volume for “data analytics” while “applied statistics” remains at a consistently lower search

volume. Students inquire about Colorado State University’s data analytics certificate twice

as frequently as they inquire about the University’s applied statistics certificate.

Key Observations


2) Program Characteristics and Curricula

Certificate Programs Share Resources with Corresponding Master’s Programs

Profiled institutions offer programs composed of semester-long courses from corresponding

master’s degrees. Certificate programs share all resources with corresponding master’s

programs, including instructors, facilities, and admissions officers. Face-to-face certificate

students enroll in the same courses as master’s students while online students attend

courses through live, online webcasts or pre-recorded webinars. At Colorado State

University, administrators equip classrooms with:

Smart boards to capture instructors’ notes;

Cameras and microphones to capture in-class lectures, questions, and discussion; and

Video operators to ensure instructors and students focus on content rather than

technological concerns.

Online Certificate Program Characteristics

Institution Certificate Program

Cost Modality Average Time to

Completion

Open Enrollment?

Pennsylvania State University

Applied Statistics

Less than 12 credits: $736/credit

More than 12 credits: $8,835/semester

Live online courses congruent with master’s program

Three years No

Texas A&M University

Applied Statistics

In-state resident: $1200-$1500/course

Out of State: $2000-$2400/course

Live online courses congruent with master’s program

Three years No

Colorado State University

Data Analysis

$679/credit

Live online courses and/or pre-recorded modules congruent with master’s program

Two years

Yes, if student has fulfilled necessary prerequisites Applied

Statistics

Program Characteristics

Texas A&M University offers

several concentrations within the statistics certificate program. Although curricula focus on various aspects of statistics (detailed on pages 7-8), all students receive a general certificate in statistics upon completion.

Non-admitted students at Colorado State University must communicate interest to the

graduate admissions office and complete two summer prerequisite courses (i.e., Math Skills for Statistical Analysis and Computing Skills for Statistical Analysis) before enrolling.


Synchronous Online Delivery Improves Student Comprehension

The technicality and complexity of course content makes pre-recorded webinars or online

modules less desirable media for applied statistics/data analysis courses. Contacts at Texas

A&M University indicate that student performance improves when instructors answer

questions and lead discussions through a live virtual classroom. Although institutions do not

have resources to offer all courses over this medium, administrators require all instructors

provide support to online students through weekly office hours during which they field

students’ questions via email, phone, or over Skype. Further, all programs employ learning

management systems (e.g., Blackboard, Moodle) on which instructors post lecture notes,

outlines, and assignments and students engage in discussion with peers and instructors.

Programs Primarily Enroll Industry Professionals with at Least Five Years of Experience

Most students are mid-level statisticians or consultants who aim to acquire knowledge of a

particular topic to elevate their careers. Students pursue certificate programs rather than full

master’s degrees because they want to learn certain statistical skills or include market

statistics/analytics credentials on their resumes, but lack time to complete a full master’s

degree.

Common Attributes of Certificate Program Students

Employed: Approximately 90 percent of certificate program students are currently employed. Most work in industries that require statistical or data analysis skill, such as

professional, scientific, and technical services, educational services, and insurance carriers and related activities. The top industries employing professionals with certificates in statistics or data analytics appear below.

Transitional: Many certificate program students aim to acquire skills to transition into a new functional area at their current employer or into a new industry altogether.

Educated: All students must possess bachelor’s degrees to enroll in certificate

programs. Students at Pennsylvania State University and Texas A&M University

must also have successfully completed relevant coursework in math or statistics.

Experienced: Most students enroll with at least five years of experience as statisticians or mid-level consultants. Contacts at Colorado State University indicate that

approximately 45 percent of their students are between 25 and 34 years old and 34 percent are between 35 and 44 years old.

Student

Characteristics

1

2

3

4

Student

Characteristics

Employed

1

Transitional

2

Educated

3

Experienced

4


4,736

5,915

6,492

7,602

8,205

10,522

10,768

14,695

16,104

40,477

Publishing Industries (except Internet)

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

Chemical Manufacturing

Computer And Electronic ProductManufacturing

Administrative And Support Services

Credit Intermediation And Related Activities

Hospitals

Insurance Carriers And Related Activities

Educational Services

Professional, Scientific, And TechnicalServices

Top Ten Industries for Professionals with Certificates in Applied Statistics/Analytics

June 1, 2012 – May 31, 2013

n = 253,987 job postings with 68,753 unspecified

Source: Labor/Insight (Burning Glass Technologies)

Some Students Receive Tuition Reimbursement from their Employers Following Completion

At Colorado State University, contacts indicate that many students who receive

reimbursement do not complete the full certificate curriculum. Instead, these students enroll

in particular classes (e.g., statistical methods, regression methods) to gain necessary skills

for promotion.

Programs Provide Students with Skills to Advance Their Careers or Transition into New Functional Areas or New Industries

Programs at Colorado State University and Pennsylvania State University have required

core courses and supplemental elective courses. Alternatively, Texas A&M University offers

certificates with various emphases, such as:

General (i.e., basic statistical methods),

Biostatistics,

Biometrics,

Data mining, and

Applied statistics (i.e., statistics application in any industry, no theoretical subject matter).

Curriculum

Development


16,198

16,614

17,616

18,011

18,391

18,405

20,420

20,722

22,356

23,576

26,189

26,226

26,230

28,722

29,157

33,991

36,114

47,026

59,395

107,951

UNIX

Relational Databases

Economics

Process Improvement

Extraction Transformation and Loading (ETL)

Validation

Business Analysis

JAVA

Business Intelligence

Data Mining

Accounting

Business Process

Data Warehousing

Data Management

Mathematics

Oracle

Data Modeling

SAS

SQL

Data Analysis

Each emphasis requires four core courses for completion. Although required courses vary,

programs most frequently require courses that cover central themes of statistics or analytics.

Common Required Classes for Applied Statistics/Analytics Certificate Programs:

Data and Statistical Analytics

Regression Methods

Statistical Research

These courses confer some of the most important skills associated with applied

statistics/analytics. Elective courses allow students to choose their specialty in accordance

with skills they seek to attain for future employment (e.g., Topics in Industrial and

Organizational Statistics, Environmental Statistics). The Forum suggests designing curricula

to reflect employers’ most highly demanded skills for professionals with certificates in applied

statistics/analytics, listed below.

Top Specialized Skills for Professionals with Certificates in Applied Statistics/Analytics

June 1, 2012 - May 31, 2013




1,515

1,652

1,730

1,783

1,796

1,802

1,815

1,836

1,880

1,917

2,524

3,862

4,307

8,194

8,531

Business Intelligence Analyst

Data Architect

Marketing Manager

Business Systems Analyst

Process Engineer

Programmer/Analyst

Systems Analyst

Systems Engineer

Database Administrator

Marketing Analyst

Quality Engineer

Financial Analyst

Software Engineer

Data Analyst

Business Analyst

IV. Employment Trends

Employers Seek Candidates with Applied Statistics/Analytics Certificates for Business and Data Analytics Jobs

Between June 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013, national employers posted 253,987 jobs seeking

individuals with skills conferred by general applied statistics/analytics certificate programs.

Students who complete certificate programs possess the skills to gain employment in the top

positions listed below.

Top Titles for Professionals with Certificates in Applied Statistics/Analytics

June 1, 2012 - May 31, 2013

n = 253,987 job postings with 0 unspecified


Title Programs to Reflect Top Job Postings and Course Curricula

Since its inception in 2007, the data analysis certificate at Colorado State University has

been approximately twice as popular as the applied statistics certificate. The data analysis

certificate confers more targeted business skills including how to collect, analyze, and

interpret data while the applied statistics certificate includes more in-depth coursework on the

science behind collection, organization, and statistical analysis of data. Contacts hypothesize

that because employers seek transferrable data analysis skills, students more often pursue

data analysis certificates.

Program Title

Student

Outcomes


Google Trends search data also reveals a growing interest in data analytics. Since 2010,

Google searches in the United States for “data analytics” demonstrate an increasing

magnitude of volume while “applied statistics” searches show a slight decline. Consequently,

the Forum suggests titling any new programs to reflect prospective students’ interest in data

analytics and attract those prospective students who many search for programs through

Google.

Google Search Volume Comparison

“Applied Statistics” versus “Data Analytics” January 2010 – May 2013

get

Direct Outreach to Major Technology and Consulting Companies

Relationships with technology and consulting companies help new certificate programs

establish a student base. The Forum suggests directing outreach to the following top

employers.

35

53

44

32

15

27

26

32

16 11

34

14

38

18

50

70

62

94 100

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

applied statistics data analytics

Source: Google Trends; www.google.com/trends

*Google Trends presents data on a 1 to 100 scale, assigning peak search volume a value of 100 and assigning other values proportionally based on that peak.

2010 2011 2012 2013

Program

Marketing


Top Employers for Professionals with Certificates in Applied Statistics/Analytics

June 1, 2012 - May 31, 2013



Four of the Top Ten Employers Demonstrate Growing Demand since June 2011

All of the top ten employers from June 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013 were among the top

employers in 2010. Their consistent demand for professionals with skills conferred by

certificate programs in applied statistics/analytics makes them viable employers for direct

outreach.

Employment Trends for Top Employers of Regulatory Affairs Professionals

June 1, 2011 – May 31, 2013

Employer Job Postings June 2012 – May 2013

Job Postings June 2011 – May 2012

Percent Change June 2011 – May 2013

IBM 2,617 3,037 16.0%

Deloitte Development LLC 5,411 2,536 -53.1%

amazon.com 1,314 2,043 55.5%

UnitedHealth Group 3,724 1,794 -51.8%

Accenture 573 1,524 166.0%

854

899

904

998

1,045

1,053

1,082

1,141

1,193

1,356

1,524

1,794

2,043

2,536

3,037

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.

Science Applications International Corporation

Corinthian Colleges, Inc.

General Electric Company

Liberty Mutual

Citi

Computer Sciences Corporation

Lockheed Martin Corporation

General Dynamics

JP Morgan Chase Company

Accenture

UnitedHealth Group

amazon.com

Deloitte Development LLC

IBM


JP Morgan Chase Company 1,399 1,356 -3.1%

General Dynamics 1,062 1,193 12.3%

Lockheed Martin Corporation 1,422 1,141 -19.8%

Computer Sciences Corporation 1,116 1,082 -3.0%

Citi 1,593 1,053 -33.9%

n (2011-2012) = 275,118 job postings with 83,420 unspecified n (2012-2013) = 253,987 job postings with 65,019 unspecified

Source: Labor/Insight (Burning Glass Technologies

Amazon.com demonstrates the third highest demand and the second highest growth in

demand; consequently, Amazon.com should be of particular interest to directors of new

certificate programs. Further, because Amazon.com offers over 1,600 more jobs in the

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA than any other location, administrators at Oregon State

University should consider pursuing a relationship with this employer.

Top Locations for Amazon.com Job Postings

June 1, 2011 – May 31, 2013

n = 2,043 job postings 0 unspecified


Target Marketing Efforts to Top Metropolitan Statistical Areas for Prospective Online Students

To drive online enrollment, direct outreach to the top metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) in

which prospective students may find employment.

30

61

1,654

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA


Top Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) for Professionals with Certificates in Applied Statistics/Analytics

June 1, 2012 - May 31, 2013

N

n = 253,987 job postings 0 unspecified


4,696

4,764

4,884

6,475

6,965

6,993

7,445

7,539

7,870

10,836

10,897

11,446

12,475

13,838

22,212

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX


Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD


Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV



3) Research Methodology

Leadership at a member institution approached the Forum with the following questions:

What are the top job titles for individuals with a certificate in applied science/analytics?

What skills and competencies do employers seek in job candidates?

What employers maintain the most job openings?

Which metropolitan areas demonstrate the highest demand for candidates with a certificate

in applied statistics/analytics?

What are the major attributes of certificate programs in applied statistics/analytics?

What is the typical student of certificate programs in applied statistics/analytics, with the

respect to age, gender, industry and profession, and place in career?

What resources do programs require, with respect to faculty, staff, facilities, and other

resources?

What informed contacts’ decisions to include “statistics” or “analytics” in program titles?

What trends have contacts witnessed in graduate certificate conferrals? How do students

perceive the benefit of a certificate in relation to the benefit of a master’s degree?

Do certificate program directors compete with master’s programs for students, or do

prospective student audiences differ between certificate and master’s programs?

What trends have contacts witnessed in application, admission, and matriculation rates

over time? To what factors do contacts attribute these shifts?

Do students seek “statistics” or “analytics” programs more frequently?

What are common student outcomes following graduation from programs (e.g., salary,

career advancement)? In what industries do students find employment?

The Forum consulted the following sources for this report:

Advisory Board’s internal and online research libraries (eab.com)

The Chronicle of Higher Education (http://chronicle.com)

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (http://nces.ed.gov/)

Burning Glass – The Education Advisory Board’s Partner for Real-Time Labor Market

Data

Part of the data included in this report made possible through our partnership with Burning

Glass, a Boston-based firm specializing in use of web spidering technology and Artificial

Intelligence engines to mine more than 80 million online job postings for real-time employer

demand data. Under the partnership, the Education Advisory Board may use certain features

of Burning Glass’s proprietary tool called Labor/InsightTM

to answer common member

questions about employer demand for specific educational requirements, job titles, and

competencies over time and by geography. A fuller description of the tool is available at

http://www.burning-glass.com/products/labor.html.

Learn about Burning Glass and Labor/InsightTM

Project Challenge

Project Sources

Burning Glass Labor/Insight™

http://nces.ed.gov/


Many Education Advisory Board member institutions subscribe to the Labor/InsightTM

tool, to

provide program directors and marketers desktop access to the tool’s full suite of

features. Burning Glass is pleased to provide Labor/InsightTM

to our members at a

substantial discount. For more information about the service, please contact Kelly Bailey,

Business Development Manager, [email protected] or 732-800-2484.

Definition of Terms

The total number of “unspecified” job postings included in a data sample is indicated below all

charts and graphs in this report. Job postings are considered “unspecified” for a skill,

industry, employer, geography, certification, education requirement, or major when the job

posting did not advertise for one of these particular job characteristics and therefore should

be subtracted from the total number (n value) of job postings analyzed in the query. Capital

cities may be overrepresented in instances where job postings do not specify a location

within a state.

The Forum interviewed online certificate program directors at Pennsylvania State

University, Texas A&M University, and Colorado State University.

A Guide to Institutions Profiled in this Brief

Institution Location Approximate Institutional Enrollment (Undergraduate/Total)

Classification


Mid-Atlantic 38,600/45,200 Research Universities (very high research activity)


South 39,100/49,100 Research Universities (very high research activity)


Mountain West 22,800/30,200 Research Universities (very high research activity)

Research

Parameters


Appendix 1: Program Characteristics

Program Course Requirements


Applied Statistics:

Required prerequisite courses:

Math Skills for Statistical Analysis

Computing Skills for Statistical Analysis

Core Courses:

Regression Models and Applications

Probability with Applications

Mathematical Statistics with Applications

Elective Courses (Choose Four):

Regression Models and Applications

Generalized Regression Models

Experimental Design

Mixed Models

Probability with Applications

Mathematical Statistics with Applications

Quantitative Reasoning

Computational and Graphical Statistics

Computational and Simulation Methods

Topics in Industrial and Organizational Statistics

Survey Statistics

Nonparametric Methods

Analysis of Time Series

Methods in Multivariate Analysis

Data Analysis:

Core Courses:

Design and Data Analysis for Researchers I

Design and Data Analysis for Researchers II

Elective Courses (Choose at least Two Credits):

Quantitative Reasoning (one credit)

Computational and Graphical Statistics (one credit)

Topics in Industrial and Organizational Statistics (one credit)

Analysis of Time Series (two credits)

Statistics for Environmental Monitoring (three credits)


Applied Statistics:

Core Courses:

Applied Statistics

Regression Methods

Elective Courses (Choose Six Credits):

Introduction to Probability Theory (three credits)

Introduction to Mathematical Statistics (three credits)

Introduction to SAS (one credit)

Introduction to SAS for Data Management (one credit)

Intermediate SAS for DATA Management (one credit)

Advanced Statistical Procedures in SAS (one credit)


Statistical Analysis System Programming (three credits)

Topics in Stat Computing with R (one credit)

Analysis of Variance and Design of Experiments (three credits)

Design of Experiments (three credits)

Analysis of Discrete Data (three credits)

Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis (three credits)

Sampling Theory and Methods (three credits)

Epidemiology Research Methods (three credits)

Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials (three credits)

Applied Time Series Analysis (three credits)

Applied Data Mining and Statistical Learning (three credits)


Applied Statistics (all students receive a general applied statistics certificate)

Biostatistics Emphasis (non-calculus based)

Stats in Research II

Applied Categorical Data Analysis

Biostatistics and Data Analysis

Statistical Bioinformatics

Data Mining Emphasis – Joint Program with SAS (non-calculus based)

Statistical Computation


Data Mining with SAS Enterprise Miner

Advanced Programming Using SAS


Applied Statistics Emphasis (non-calculus based)

Stats in Research I


Statistical Computations

Stats in Research III

General Applied Statistics (calculus based)

Overview of Math Stats

Stats Methods I

Stats Methods II

Computational Stats

Advanced Programming using SAS


Biometrics (calculus based)

Overview of Math Stats

Stats Methods I

Stats Methods II

Biostatistics and Data Analysis

Statistical Bioinformatics


326

328

372

385

407

448

463

473

488

501

531

555

556

583

647

677

780

871

887

970

1,076

1,205

1,240

1,261

1,315

1,430

1,515

1,532

1,595

1,654

1,718

1,841

2,033

2,433

2,762

2,926

2,968

3,509

3,529

3,857

4,736

5,915

6,492

7,602

8,205

10,522

10,768

14,695

16,104

40,477

Primary Metal Manufacturing

Building Material And Garden Equipment And Supplies Dealers

Museums, Historical Sites, And Similar Institutions

Funds, Trusts, And Other Financial Vehicles

Rental And Leasing Services

Motion Picture And Sound Recording Industries

Motor Vehicle And Parts Dealers

Clothing And Clothing Accessories Stores

Beverage And Tobacco Product Manufacturing

Food And Beverage Stores

Real Estate

Management Of Companies And Enterprises

Air Transportation

Paper Manufacturing

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

Food Services And Drinking Places

General Merchandise Stores

Accommodation

Administration Of Human Resource Programs

Oil And Gas Extraction

Social Assistance

Health And Personal Care Stores

Food Manufacturing

Utilities

Electrical Equipment, Appliance, And Component Manufacturing

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Electronics And Appliance Stores

Broadcasting (except Internet)

Machinery Manufacturing

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

Data Processing, Hosting, And Related Services

National Security And International Affairs

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, And Organizations

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

Other Information Services

Nonstore Retailers

Telecommunications

Executive, Legislative, And Other General Government Support

Securities, Commodity Contracts, And Financial Investments

Ambulatory Health Care Services

Publishing Industries (except Internet)

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

Chemical Manufacturing

Computer And Electronic Product Manufacturing

Administrative And Support Services

Credit Intermediation And Related Activities

Hospitals

Insurance Carriers And Related Activities

Educational Services

Professional, Scientific, And Technical Services

Appendix 2: Job Postings Data

Chart One: Industries for Professionals with Certificates in Applied Statistics/Analytics

June 1, 2012 – May 31, 2013




8,519

8,628

8,661

8,712

8,751

8,802

8,822

8,968

9,189

9,397

10,131

10,475

10,868

10,922

11,235

11,322

11,323

11,628

11,912

12,015

12,199

12,879

13,374

13,383

13,627

13,912

14,612

15,266

15,277

15,439

16,198

16,614

17,616

18,011

18,391

18,405

20,420

20,722

22,356

23,576

26,189

26,226

26,230

28,722

29,157

33,991

36,114

47,026

59,395

107,951

Surveys

Contract Management

Visual Basic

PERL

Procurement

JavaScript

Data Architecture

Oracle PL/SQL

SPSS

Risk Management

Cognos Impromptu

Systems Analysis

Extensible Markup Language (XML)

C++

Product Development

Mentoring

Business Objects

Technical Writing / Editing

Software Engineering

Financial Analysis

Business Development

Scheduling

Business Administration

Forecasting

LINUX

Database Design

SAP

Spreadsheets

SQL Server

Database Administration

UNIX

Relational Databases

Economics

Process Improvement

Extraction Transformation and Loading (ETL)

Validation

Business Analysis

JAVA

Business Intelligence

Data Mining

Accounting

Business Process

Data Warehousing

Data Management

Mathematics

Oracle

Data Modeling

SAS

SQL

Data Analysis

Chart Two: Top Specialized Skills for Professionals with Certificates in Applied Statistics/Analytics

June 1, 2012 – May 31, 2013

n = 253,987 job postings with 729 unspecified Source: Labor/Insight (Burning Glass Technologies


537

553

574

576

582

586

604

619

625

628

628

635

658

668

724

725

743

759

764

806

815

832

836

877

949

953

1,078

1,103

1,119

1,151

1,151

1,218

1,240

1,348

1,357

1,515

1,652

1,730

1,783

1,796

1,802

1,815

1,836

1,880

1,917

2,524

3,862

4,307

8,194

8,531

Technical Analyst

.Net Developer

Electrical Engineer

Supply Chain Analyst

Business Consultant

Quality Assurance Analyst

Mechanical Engineer

Statistical Analyst

Business Intelligence Architect

Account Manager

Risk Analyst

Accountant

Technology Manager

Data Modeler

Database Analyst

Oracle Database Administrator

Database Engineer

Statistician

Actuarial Analyst

Applications Engineer

Application Developer

Sas Programmer

Solutions Architect

Database Developer

Risk Manager

Etl Developer

Software Development Engineer

Quality Assurance Engineer

Operations Analyst

Manufacturing Engineer

Software Developer

Java Software Developer

Management Analyst

Business Intelligence Developer

Director Of Nursing

Business Intelligence Analyst

Data Architect

Marketing Manager

Business Systems Analyst

Process Engineer

Programmer/Analyst

Systems Analyst

Systems Engineer

Database Administrator

Marketing Analyst

Quality Engineer

Financial Analyst

Software Engineer

Data Analyst

Business Analyst

Chart Three: Top Titles for Professionals with Certificates in Applied Statistics/Analytics

June 1, 2012 – May 31, 2013



411

413

413

415

426

427

428

463

478

481

481

497

513

513

514

520

532

534

559

562

585

599

626

688

690

692

695

723

756

769

769

794

817

819

821

854

899

904

998

1,045

1,053

1,082

1,141

1,193

1,356

1,524

1,794

2,043

2,536

3,037

Department of Veterans Affairs

Usaa

CACI

Creative Touch Interiors

Automatic Data Processing Incorporated

Novartis

Citizens Financial Group

Humana

Hospital Corporation of America

University Of California

McGladrey

Bloomberg

Pricewaterhousecoopers

AT&T

Verizon Communications Incorporated

Mantech International Corp.

Acnielsen Corporation

Raytheon

Monsanto

Dell

Ebay

CVS Caremark

Thomson Reuters

Amerigroup

Capital One

Hewlett-Packard

SAS Institute

Johnson & Johnson

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

Northrop Grumman

Kaiser Permanente

Hd Supply

Ernst & Young

The Boeing Company

Microsoft Corporation



Corinthian Colleges, Inc.


Liberty Mutual

Citi



General Dynamics


Accenture

UnitedHealth Group

amazon.com


IBM

Chart Four: Top Employers for Professionals with Certificates in Applied Statistics/Analytics

June 1, 2012 – May 31, 2013

n = 253,987 job postings with 65,019 unspecified Source: Labor/Insight (Burning Glass Technologies


405

416

420

422

437

440

448

450

453

459

469

475

478

489

497

502

542

547

556

573

583

584

589

606

606

630

648

747

756

777

823

851

969

973

1,004

1,007

1,062

1,065

1,078

1,116

1,179

1,314

1,337

1,369

1,399

1,422

1,593

2,617

3,724

5,411

Amerigroup

Wellpoint Incorporated

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

Kaye Instruments

Education Management Corporation

Blue Cross And Blue Shield

Aon

Mantech International Corp.

Ebay

URS Corporation

Marsh & McLennan Companies

Acnielsen Corporation

Liberty Mutual

Intel Corporation

Medtronic

Kpmg

Novartis

Walmart / Sam's

SAS Institute

Accenture

Pricewaterhousecoopers

Capital One

Fidelity Brokerage Services

Hospital Corporation of America

Johnson & Johnson

BAE Systems

Bank of America

The Boeing Company

AT&T

Humana

Hewlett-Packard

CACI

Northrop Grumman



Thomson Reuters

General Dynamics

Raytheon



Microsoft Corporation

amazon.com

Ernst & Young

Kaiser Permanente



Citi

IBM

UnitedHealth Group


Chart Five: Top Employers for Professionals with Certificates in Applied Statistics/Analytics

June 1, 2011 – May 31, 2012

n = 275,118 job postings with 83,420 unspecified Source: Labor/Insight (Burning Glass Technologies


771

857

877

934

968

1,004

1,078

1,124

1,132

1,181

1,363

1,387

1,403

1,462

1,558

1,570

1,614

1,621

1,633

1,638

1,675

1,678

1,729

2,123

2,166

2,187

2,212

2,419

2,459

2,472

3,508

3,653

3,733

3,983

4,152

4,696

4,764

4,884

6,475

6,965

6,993

7,445

7,539

7,870

10,836

10,897

11,446

12,475

13,838

22,212

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

Salt Lake City, UT

Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA

Rochester, NY

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

Indianapolis-Carmel, IN

Jacksonville, FL

Trenton-Ewing, NJ

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC

Richmond, VA

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN

Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville, CA

Raleigh-Cary, NC

Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

Las Vegas-Paradise, NV

Columbus, OH

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL

Pittsburgh, PA

St. Louis, MO-IL

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

Kansas City, MO-KS

Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA

Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO

Baltimore-Towson, MD

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI)

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX


Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD


Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV


Chart Six: Top MSAs for Professionals with Certificates in Applied Statistics/Analytics

June 1, 2012 – May 31, 2013


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