Also called: Master Data Analyst, MDM Specialist
Keeps the core records in a company's systems, like product codes, suppliers and customers, accurate.
You set up 50 new products in the ERP system with the right prices and codes, merge duplicate customer records and fix a supplier address that caused a shipment to go astray.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate degree or some college; strong Excel and attention to detail.
Ways in: 2-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Business, Information Systems.
Growing slowly. Steady; growing automation of data entry.
High risk for 10 years. AI now finds duplicates and fixes product and supplier records automatically, replacing manual data cleanup.
Classes: Computer applications, Accounting.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-9021.
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