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Data Analysis

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A Day in the Life

We live in a data-driven world in which the majority of businesses make decisions backed by numbers. Simply having access to those numbers isn’t enough, however; in order to do well in a competitive market, companies need to be able to extract and understand information from this data to make informed business decisions. That’s where the role of a Data Analyst comes in.

Whether you're interested in a career in Data Analysis or still completely unsure of what you want to do, we've got you covered. Check out our plans!

Work Responsibilities

  • Manage the data pipeline process with assistance from the engineering team
  • Transform raw data into insightful findings
  • Build reports, dashboards, and run analyses needed by various teams (ex: Customer success - dashboard and alerts for underperforming accounts, Marketing - gauge performance of specific content, Sales - analyze email campaigns, page visits, and sales information to improve sales funnel)
  • Effectively present insights from quantitative analysis

Growth Path

  1. Data Analyst
  2. Sr. Data Analyst
  3. Data Analysis Manager
  4. Data Analysis Director

Skills You'll Need

  • Programming
  • Data Warehousing
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Scripting & Statistical Skills
  • Data Analysis & Exploration
  • Reporting & Data Visualization
  • Data Mining, Cleaning, & Munging
  • A Conceptual Understanding of Machine Learning
  • SQL (Structured Query Language)
  • Advanced Excel Skills
  • Tools like Tableau, Power BI, Qlikview, Google Analytics, Intercom, MailChimp, Segment, and Heap
  • Python, R, or SAS for Statistical Programming


Industries You'll Work In

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Teams You'll Work With

Data Analysts can work with different groups across a company: engineering, sales, marketing, product, and customer success.

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Demand for Talent

  • Among the fastest growing in the country
  • IBM predicts that demand for data-driven decision-makers will increase by 110,000 this year
  • Demand for Data Analysts will only grow as companies increase reliance on data-driven insights
  • Companies investing in data transformational projects with no end in sight means tremendous future demand

Compensation

$60K-$95K
Data Analyst
$85K-$120K
Sr. Data Analyst
$110K-$150K
Data Analysis Manager
$145K-$200K+
Data Analysis Director
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Work/Life Balance Score

Work/life balance is when someone equally prioritizes their career and their personal life. This balance can vary greatly from one career to the next.

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Job Stability Score

Job stability is about more than your experience and career. As industries decline, so do the jobs in them.

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Prestige Score

Job stability is about more than your experience and career. As industries decline, so do the jobs in them.

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