Data Analyst
Collects, analyses, and interprets datasets to support operational and strategic decision-making.
Career Overview
Growth Outlook: HighData analysts prepare, clean, analyse, and visualize datasets; build dashboards; identify trends; and provide insights for teams across business, operations, healthcare, and public services. They work with SQL, spreadsheets, BI tools, and statistical techniques. Their role often supports or feeds into more advanced data science workflows.
Top Skills
- Data cleaning
- SQL
- BI dashboards
- Statistical analysis
- Reporting
- Data visualization
Education Pathway
- 12th Science
- Bachelor’s in Statistics/Data Science/Computer Science
- Diploma or Master’s in Analytics/BI
- On-the-job tool certifications
Suggested UG Degrees
- BSc Statistics
- BSc Data Science
- BSc Computer Science
PG / Advancement Options
- MSc Business Analytics
- PG Diploma in Data Analytics
Also Known As
- Business Data Analyst
- Reporting Analyst
- Insight Analyst
- Quantitative Analyst (Analytics)