# Tools & technology — biometrician

Source: O*NET 30.3 'Software Skills' for 15-2041.01.

| Software | Category | Hot technology |
|---|---|---|
| IBM SPSS Statistics | Analytical or scientific software | yes |
| SAS | Analytical or scientific software | yes |
| The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software | yes |
| MySQL | Data base management system software | yes |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| Oracle Database | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| Structured query language SQL | Data base user interface and query software | yes |
| Microsoft Visual Studio | Development environment software | yes |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software | yes |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes |
| Git | File versioning software | yes |
| C# | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| C++ | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Oracle Java | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Perl | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Python | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| R | Object or component oriented development software | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes |
| Bash | Operating system software | yes |
| Linux | Operating system software | yes |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software | yes |
| Shell script | Operating system software | yes |
| UNIX | Operating system software | yes |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes |
| JavaScript | Web platform development software | yes |
| PHP | Web platform development software | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes |
| Data visualization software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Insightful S-PLUS | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Minitab | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| SAS/STAT | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| S-Plus software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| StataCorp Stata | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| STATISTICA | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Statistical software | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Tibco S-PLUS | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Wolfram Research Mathematica | Analytical or scientific software |  |
| Clinical trials database software | Data base user interface and query software |  |
| Database software | Data base user interface and query software |  |
| Patient monitoring systems | Data base user interface and query software |  |
| Software development tools | Development environment software |  |
| Graphics software | Graphics or photo imaging software |  |
| STAT! Systems QD Clinical | Medical software |  |

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 17 ads, as of 2026-07-09)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Tools

- Python — **41 %**
- PyTorch — **35 %**
- vector databases — **35 %**
- SAS — **18 %**

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