Career switch, measured
From Data Analyst to Economist
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 41% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Statistics, Python, Data analysis, SQL; the main skills to add are Accounting, Customer service.
41%
skill overlap
32
open Economist postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillData AnalystEconomist
- Statistics40%69%
- Python52%34%
- Data analysis66%28%
- SQL70%16%
- Stakeholder management58%25%
- Research21%88%
- Forecasting16%16%
- Leadership30%44%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Economist postings, rarely in Data Analyst ones.
SkillData AnalystEconomist
- Accounting6%31%
- Customer service–22%
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