Back to home2026 update · High demand
Data Analyst
Turn messy data into decisions people can act on.
Data analysts collect, clean, model, and interpret data to surface trends, evaluate performance, and guide strategy.
Typical salary band
$60k - $130k
Profile intensity
51.3
Typical tasks
- Build dashboards and performance reports
- Analyze customer and operational data
- Translate findings for business teams
- Maintain data quality and definitions
A day in the role
- Metric review with business stakeholders
- Data extraction and modeling
- Insight synthesis and dashboard updates
- Recommendation presentation to decision makers
Industries
- Technology
- Finance
- Retail
- Healthcare
- Operations
Education paths
- Statistics or business degree
- Analytics bootcamp
- Portfolio route
Career profile
Future outlook
Demand: Expanding with digitization in every sector.
Trend: AI automates routine analysis, but high-value framing and interpretation grow in importance. The career profile and labour-market context were reviewed against the BERUFENET activity fields (data status: 28 July 2026).
Automation risk: Moderate
Profile by dimension
SecurityTechnical
Cognitive Style86
People Focus33
Work Tempo35
Structure Need72
Creativity40
Task Complexity74
Responsibility42
Stress Resilience28
Core skills and strengths
SQLVisualizationStatisticsBusiness insightCommunication