Career switch, measured
From Data Scientist to Economist
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 56% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Statistics, Python, Data analysis, Research; the main skills to add are Accounting, Customer service.
56%
skill overlap
32
open Economist postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillData ScientistEconomist
- Statistics49%69%
- Python69%34%
- Data analysis29%28%
- Research35%88%
- SQL53%16%
- Stakeholder management41%25%
- Leadership34%44%
- Forecasting16%16%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Economist postings, rarely in Data Scientist ones.
SkillData ScientistEconomist
- Accounting–31%
- Customer service–22%
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