Product Analyst

Also called: Growth Analyst

Uses data to understand how people use a product and which changes work.

A day in the life

You design an A/B test comparing two signup pages, crunch the results, and tell the team that version B gets 12% more signups.

Pay over a career

Starting
$65k
Typical
$98k
High
$145k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in a quantitative field.

Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Statistics, Economics, Business Analytics.

Outlook

Growing faster than average. Steady.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Product analytics tools now answer questions and design experiments with AI, cutting entry analyst roles.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Statistics, AP Computer Science Principles, Economics.

Official data: O*NET occupation 15-2051.

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