Also called: BI Analyst, Data Analyst
Builds dashboards and reports that turn company data into answers.
You write SQL to pull last quarter's sales, build a dashboard in Tableau and explain to the sales VP why one region is falling behind.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in analytics, information systems, math or business.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Business Analytics, Information Systems, Statistics.
Growing faster than average. Strong demand for data skills.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI tools now build many reports from plain-English questions, so fewer junior BI analysts are needed.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Computer Science Principles, Spreadsheets or computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-2051.
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