Web Analytics Specialist

Also called: Google Analytics Specialist, Digital Analytics Implementation Specialist

Sets up and interprets the tracking that measures what visitors do on websites and apps.

A day in the life

You install tracking tags so a store knows how many people add items to their cart, then discover the checkout page loses 40% of shoppers.

Pay over a career

Starting
$48k
Typical
$75k
High
$110k

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 or self-taught with analytics certifications.

Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Marketing, Information Systems.

Outlook

Growing about average. Steady.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI now generates insights from site data automatically; setting up tracking correctly and asking good questions stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Computer Science Principles, AP Statistics, Web design class.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1161.

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