Also called: dbt Developer, Data Modeler
Sits between data engineers and analysts, turning raw data into clean, trustworthy tables and metrics.
You write SQL models that define exactly what counts as an 'active user' so every team uses the same number. It's detail-obsessed work that saves companies from arguing over numbers.
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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 a quantitative field or self-taught SQL plus experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Information Systems, Statistics, Economics.
Growing much faster than average. A newer title growing quickly at data-driven companies.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI now writes SQL models, tests and docs from plain-English requests, cutting the need for people to build metrics by hand.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Computer Science Principles, Accounting.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1243.
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