Also called: Alt Data Analyst
Uses unusual data, like satellite photos of parking lots or credit card spending, to predict company results for investors.
You count cars in Walmart parking lots from satellite images and combine it with app download data to predict quarterly sales before the company reports.
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 data science, statistics, economics or computer science.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Data Science, Statistics, Economics.
Growing faster than average. Fast-growing at hedge funds.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI processes satellite and spending data cheaply; finding new signals stays human, but fewer analysts are needed.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, AP Calculus.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2051.
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