Demand for employees with statistical skills continues to soar. According to Glassdoor, the top job of 2017 is data scientist. In addition to this, three more of the top 10 professions rely on data analysis skills, meaning that at least four of the top 10 jobs of 2017 would require statistical skills to be hired.
Following steady and significant growth in statitsics program offerings since 2014, 2017 is proving to be another great year for the field. To meet the demand, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, universities across the nation are also creating new programs in data science.