Also called: Chief Data Officer (Public Sector), Chief Analytics Officer (City)
Leads how a city, state, or federal agency collects, shares, and uses data to make better decisions.
A city's chief data officer might build a dashboard showing 911 response times, publish open data for residents, set rules for using AI in city services, and help the mayor measure whether programs work. Every federal agency now must have one.
Estimate from BLS computer and information systems managers in government.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 12 years after high school. Bachelor's in a data field, often a master's, plus 10+ years of experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Data Science, Statistics, Public Policy, Computer Science.
Growing faster than average. Required by federal law (Evidence Act) and spreading to states and cities.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI automates dashboards and analysis; leading data strategy, privacy and politics around data stay human.
Classes: AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, AP Government.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3021.
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