Economist vs. Statistician — What's the Difference?

An economist is a practitioner in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy.

A statistician is a person who works with theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private and public sectors.

A specialist in economics.

An expert in the preparation and analysis of statistics.

(Archaic) An economical person.

A mathematician specializing in statistics.

An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories.

A compiler of statistical data.

One concerned with political economy.

A person who compiles, interprets, or studies statistics.

(obsolete) One who manages a household.

(mathematics) A mathematician with a specialty of statistics.

(obsolete) One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor, judiciously, and without waste.

One versed in statistics; one who collects and classifies facts for statistics.

One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor, judiciously, and without waste.

A mathematician who specializes in statistics

One who is conversant with political economy; an expert in the field of economics.

Someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)

An expert in the science of economics