Employment at NCHS

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Find your place at NCHS

Join ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and help us measure the nation's health.

Skills and qualifications

Experience we need

NCHS is looking for people with a wide range of statistical experience.

Data collection design and development

  • Question development and evaluation
  • Questionnaire design
  • Survey design and sampling

Data processing and analysis

  • Data analytics and visualization from large complex surveys
  • Statistical computing
  • Small-area estimation
  • Life-table analysis
  • Quality control and handling missing data
  • Statistical disclosure limitation and confidentiality
  • Linking information from multiple data sources

Relevant coursework

If you would like a career in health statistics, consider relevant courses like—

  • Data and statistical analysis
  • Data science
  • Demography
  • Statistical theory and modeling
  • Survey design and sampling methods
  • Biostatistics

Courses in behavioral science, epidemiology, mathematics, and computer science also are highly beneficial.

Current job openings

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