📊 Data Analyst

Turns data into answers that help organisations make decisions — reports, dashboards and analysis.

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This career 📊 Data Analyst
Can lead to 🔬 Data Scientist

Typical Qualifications

BSc Computer ScienceBSc Mathematical SciencesBSc Statistics

Skills This Career Uses

CommunicationData AnalysisData VisualisationExcelPower BIPythonSQLStatistics

Milestones

  1. Get comfortable with Excel (formulas, pivot tables)
  2. Learn SQL to query databases
  3. Learn the basics of statistics
  4. Build dashboards in Power BI or a similar tool
  5. Complete 2–3 portfolio projects using real public data

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