Engineering & Technology
Data Analyst
Turns raw data into clear answers that support business decisions.
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What this career is
Data analysts work with organisational data to answer specific questions. The role sits between technical data handling and business communication.
- Typical education pathway
- Undergraduate degree in statistics, mathematics, economics or computing
What professionals typically do
- Collect, clean and validate datasets
- Query databases and build reports or dashboards
- Identify patterns and explain what they mean
- Present findings to non-technical teams
Typical education pathways
- B.Sc. in Statistics, Mathematics or Economics
- B.E./B.Tech or BCA with a focus on data handling
- Postgraduate study in analytics or applied statistics for deeper specialisation
Important skills
- SQL
- Spreadsheet modelling
- Statistics
- Data visualisation
Suitable student interests
- Numbers and patterns
- Structured thinking
- Business questions
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