Career switch, measured
From Actuary to Data Analyst
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 62% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include SQL, Statistics, Python, Stakeholder management; the main skills to add are Data visualization, Power BI, Tableau, Looker.
62%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillActuaryData Analyst
- SQL52%70%
- Statistics47%40%
- Python45%52%
- Stakeholder management35%58%
- Excel48%29%
- Data analysis18%66%
- Problem solving24%27%
- Research32%21%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Data Analyst postings, rarely in Actuary ones.
SkillActuaryData Analyst
- Data visualization10%70%
- Power BI7%34%
- Tableau–30%
- Looker–22%
- Process improvement–14%
- dbt–13%
- LLMs–13%
- Databricks–13%
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