The
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Labor &
Industry's Center for Workforce
Information & Analysis is soliciting
applications for the job specification of Descriptive Statistician 1 in
Dauphin County.
NOTE: APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.
The
PA Department of Labor & Industry's Center for Workforce Information &
Analysis anticipates hiring approximately 3 to 5 Descriptive Statistician 1
positions over the next 12 months.
Here
is the link to the Center for Workforce Information &
Analysis website: http://www.paworkstats.state.pa.us/
so that students can view the type of data that is
collected, reviewed, and analyzed.
Senior
Students:
Students
may take the test if they have completed 90 or more credit
hours that includes the completion of 12 semester hours of
coursework in statistical theory and methods or in courses
placing major emphasis on the application of
statistical methods to specific subject matter fields; and
expect to receive a bachelor's degree within the next 7
months. Students must submit a copy of their transcripts
(unofficial transcripts are acceptable), with their online
or paper application that includes the completion of the 12
semester hours of coursework in statistical theory and
methods or in courses placing major emphasis on the
application of statistical methods to specific subject
matter fields.
Here
is the description of duties and minimum qualifications from
the test announcement:
NATURE
OF WORK
Descriptive
Statisticians
collect, organize, classify, and summarize quantified data to
produce reports for an assigned phase of a major report or
special study. Descriptive Statisticians 2 work with greater
independence on more difficult and complex assignments, and
may also function as lead workers, and may direct the work of
employees engaged in collecting, classifying, summarizing, and
presenting quantified data.
Statistical
Analysts
collect, organize, classify, and analyze quantified and
statistical data in projects and special studies. They
develop study plans, determine data needs and statistical
techniques to be applied, and prepare reports or studies.
Duties and responsibilities increase in difficulty and
complexity at the 2 level.
JOB
REQUIREMENTS
You
will be tested before your qualifications are
reviewed. Your test results will count only if you meet all
job requirements. If after reading the requirements you are
not sure you qualify, contact one of the Commission's offices
listed at the end of this announcement.
You
must be willing to travel. Travel expenses will be paid.
You
must be a Pennsylvania resident, of good moral character and
able to perform the essential functions of the job.
Minimum
Requirements
Descriptive
Statistician 1
Two
years of experience as a Statistical Assistant; OR 1
year of experience in the collection, compilation, editing and
logical interpretation of quantified data and a bachelor's
degree; OR a bachelor's degree that includes or
is supplemented by completion of 12 semester hours of
coursework in statistical theory and methods or in
courses placing major emphasis on the application of
statistical methods to specific subject matter fields; OR
an equivalent combination of experience and training.
Descriptive
Statistician 2
One
year as a Descriptive Statistician 1; OR 2 years of
experience in the collection, compilation, editing and logical
interpretation of quantified data and a bachelor's degree; OR
1 year of experience in the collection, compilation, editing
and logical interpretation of quantified data and a bachelor's
degree that includes or is supplemented by completion of 12
semester hours of coursework in statistical theory and methods
or in courses placing major emphasis on the application of
statistical methods to specific subject matter fields; OR
an equivalent combination of experience and training.
Statistical
Analyst 1
A
bachelor's degree in statistics or mathematics, including or
supplemented by completion of 12 semester hours of
coursework in
statistical theory and methods or in courses placing major
emphasis on the application of statistical methods to
specific subject matter fields; OR an equivalent
combination of experience and training.
Statistical
Analyst 2
One
year as a Statistical Analyst 1; OR 1 year of
experience in statistical analysis and a bachelor's degree
including or supplemented by 12 semester hours of coursework
in statistical theory or in courses placing major emphasis on
the application of statistical methods to specific subject
matter fields. Appropriate graduate study in statistical
theory or methods, mathematics or a related field may be
substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year
basis; OR an equivalent combination of experience and
training.
Clarification
of Requirements
You
may substitute related education for the required experience
or appropriate experience for the required education.
Unrelated experience or education will not be
accepted.
TESTING
The
test will be administered on a computer. Information about
computerized testing is available online at www.scsc.state.pa.us
OR in paper form at any State Civil Service Commission
office.
You
will have a maximum of 3 hours to complete the test which will
cover the following subject areas:
|
|
Number
of Questions
|
|
|
Descriptive
Statistician 1
|
Descriptive
Statistician 2
|
|
Subject
Area
|
Statistical
Analyst 1
|
Statistical
Analyst 2
|
|
Mathematical
Problems
|
15
|
15
|
|
Basic
Statistics
|
35
|
35
|
|
Charts
and Graphs
|
25
|
25
|
|
Data
and Table Interpretation
|
20
|
20
|
|
Report
Preparation
|
10
|
10
|
|
Data
Processing
|
10
|
10
|
|
Advanced
Statistics
|
_
- _
|
_20_
|
|
Totals
|
115
|
135
|
The
test will be administered in the Harrisburg, Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh State Civil Service Commission offices, Monday
through Friday.
The
test also will be held approximately 10 days a month at
additional test centers located in Allentown, Erie, Johnstown,
Lock Haven, and Scranton. For further details on test dates,
contact the Commission's Information Services Unit; Telephone
(Voice) (717) 787-7811, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
callers only) (717) 783-8896.
If
you take the test and want to take it again, you may be
retested after 6 months from the date of your test. You must
submit a new application to be retested. If your name is on an
eligible list for these job titles and you take this test,
your most recent examination result will be the only one
counted.
TEST
RESULTS
Employment
and promotion lists will be established. You will be notified
in writing of your test results.
HOW
TO APPLY
Apply
online at www.scsc.state.pa.us
or submit your completed paper application to:
State
Civil Service Commission
ATTN:
Applications
P.O.
Box 569
Harrisburg,
PA 17108-0569
If
you are using the specified 12 college credits to qualify,
online and paper applications both require submission of a
copy of your transcripts at the time of application.
Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. Enter your name and
Social Security Number at the top of the transcripts. Send
by e-mail to RA-cs-transcripts@state.pa.us
or fax to (717) 787-8650 or mail to the
above address.
The
following link, How to Get a Civil Service Job,
provides detailed application procedures for students that
wish to apply for this (or other PA Civil Service covered
career opportunities):
How
to Get a Civil Service Job instruction page:
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/general_information/14274/how_to_get_a_civil_service_job/590778
Interested
students should make application as soon as possible. If
you (or your students) have additional questions, or require
clarification on the application process, please feel free to
contact me.
Thanks
for your effort!
Susan
E. Zehner | Human
Resource Analyst
Bureau
of Human Resources
PA
Department of Labor and Industry
Room
1418 | Labor and Industry Building
651
Boas Street | Harrisburg PA 17121
Phone.
717.787.7027 | Fax. 717.772.3351
Email|
szehner@pa.gov | www.dli.state.pa.us
