STATISTICIAN 2

State of Nevada (NV); Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nevada Department of Corrections seeks a Statistician 2 at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City. You will assist in preparing, distributing, and reviewing survey forms and data sources for analysis.

Responsibilities include creating tables, charts, and narrative text for reports, maintaining databases, and generating ad hoc management reports while ensuring data accuracy and consistency with prior submissions.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree with statistics focus or closely related field and 1 year paraprofessional data experience; or high school and 2 years paraprofessional data experience; or 1 year as Statistician I in Nevada State service.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing, distributing and reviewing survey forms and questionnaires and contacting sources to obtain data.
• Compile, edit, compute and analyze collected data; verify consistency with prior submissions and statistical parameters.
• Review survey results from other sources and create summary tables, charts, graphs, and narrative text for reports.
• Maintain databases by inputting information and generating ad hoc reports for staff.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data collection

Report writing

Education

Associate's degree in economics, mathematics, statistics or related field

High school diploma + 2 years paraprofessional data experience

1 year as Statistician I in Nevada State service

Tools

Pivot tables

Spreadsheet software

Database software

Job description

The Nevada Department of Corrections is seeking to fill a Statistician 2 for the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City. This position will be a part of the Offender Management Division, incumbents will assist in preparing, distributing, and reviewing survey forms/questionnaires and contacting sources for data. They will be performing duties such as compiling, editing, computing, and performing routine analysis of collected data, verifying consistency with prior submissions and checking against statistical parameters; reviewing survey results from other sources; creating summary tables, charts, graphs, and narrative text for reports or publications; maintaining databases, inputting gathered information, and generating ad hoc reports for professional or management use.

Statisticians gather statistical and other data and perform routine analysis and computations; compile reports and prepare charts, graphs, maps and diagrams to display the data and analysis.

Associate's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in economics, mathematics, statistics or closely related field and one year of paraprofessional experience assisting in the preparation, collection and analysis of data; and preparing visual displays using computer software; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and two years of paraprofessional experience as described above; OR one year of experience as a Statistician I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. Gather statistical data by assisting in preparing, distributing and reviewing survey forms and questionnaires and/or contacting sources to obtain necessary information.

Compile, edit, compute and perform routine analysis of collected data such as verifying its consistency with previously submitted information or to determine if it falls within established statistical parameters.

Review survey results from other sources.

Create summary tables, charts graphs and simple narrative text of compiled data for incorporation into reports or publications.

Maintain databases by inputting information gathered and generate ad hoc reports for use by professional and/or management staff.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Under general supervision, incumbents perform the full range of duties described in the series concept at the journey level.

This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.

Working knowledge of:

database software; statistical methods and techniques; data collection and analysis; graphic, pictorial and tabular presentations.

Ability to:

perform statistical computations such as sum, average and counts using spreadsheets and pivot tables to generate statistically accurate generalizations; draw survey samples according to established principles and methodology; compose routine business reports; review data for accuracy.

Skill in:

statistical analysis