12113 Statistical officers and related research support occupations

What this occupation covers

Statistical officers and workers in related research support occupations provide statistical and research support services to a wide range of businesses and organizations. These workers conduct statistical routines, monitor trends, compile data and prepare charts, graphs, summaries and reports in support of organizational information needs and research activities. They are employed throughout the public and private sectors. Statistical officers who are also supervisors are included in this unit group.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 6 main duties for this code.

• Compile tables, charts, graphs and summarized statistics for integration in research papers and reports
• Process data using statistical software to conduct basic analyses of trends in support of research activities
• Collect, consolidate, cross-tabulate and format data from various sources to prepare draft reports for review by supervisors or researchers
• Assist in collection and tracking of data from monitored use of services and provide information to management and client groups
• May prepare technical documents and monitoring reports on volumetrics and other trend analyses
• May supervise statistical and research support workers.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 6 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 14111 Data entry clerks
• 21210 Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
• 14110 Survey interviewers and statistical clerks

Excluded from this code

• Data entry clerks (See 14111 Data entry clerks)
• Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries (See 21210 Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries)
• Policy and program researchers, consultants and officers (See 4140 Policy and program researchers, consultants and officers)
• Survey interviewers and statistical clerks (See 14110 Survey interviewers and statistical clerks)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

psychology research assistant (except university) · research assistant - generalist (except university) · research assistant (except post-secondary) · research support officer · social research assistant (except university) · social science research assistant (except university) · statistical officer · statistical technician · technical research assistant (except post-secondary) · technical services officer - statistics

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• A college diploma or undergraduate degree in a social science, commerce, statistics or a related field is usually required.