Statistics is an important field of natural science, engineering, and social science. Scientists use statistics to evaluate data, make predictions and hypotheses, and infer relationships between variables. People who use statistics professionally, called statisticians, may work alongside scientists and engineers or do data analysis privately for companies and corporations as contractors. These careers can be quite lucrative depending on the level of experience and the industry in which the statistician is working. Anyone interested in being a statistician should hold at least a bachelor's degree. Having an undergraduate degree in mathematics is preferable, although students who major in science, engineering, Economics, or business will likely have encountered statistics as a requirement fo