Also called: CDO, Chief Data and AI Officer
The executive in charge of all of a company's data: how it is stored, protected, and used for decisions and AI.
You decide which data projects get funded this year, meet lawyers about new privacy rules and explain to the board how better data will power the company's AI plans. Your teams include data engineers, analysts and governance staff.
BLS groups this under computer and information systems managers.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 18 years after high school. Bachelor's in a technical field, often an MBA or master's, plus 15+ years of experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Computer Science, Statistics, Business Administration.
Growing much faster than average (about 15% over 10 years). Tracks IT managers (BLS 2024-34).
Low risk for 10 years. AI raises the stakes for data strategy and governance; leading people and owning data risk is executive human work.
Classes: AP Statistics, Business or economics, AP Computer Science Principles.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3021.
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