Career switch, measured
From Database Administrator to Data Analyst
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 47% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include SQL, Python, Stakeholder management, Databricks; the main skills to add are Data visualization, Data analysis, Statistics, Tableau.
47%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillDatabase AdministratorData Analyst
- SQL55%70%
- Python31%52%
- Stakeholder management37%58%
- Databricks23%13%
- Snowflake20%11%
- BigQuery11%9%
- Power BI11%34%
- Git16%12%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Data Analyst postings, rarely in Database Administrator ones.
SkillDatabase AdministratorData Analyst
- Data visualization8%70%
- Data analysis8%66%
- Statistics–40%
- Tableau–30%
- Excel–29%
- Marketing–23%
- Looker–22%
- Research6%21%
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