Career switch, measured
From Database Administrator to Data Scientist
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 52% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include SQL, Python, Stakeholder management, Databricks; the main skills to add are Machine learning, Statistics, Research, Data visualization.
52%
skill overlap
1,266
open Data Scientist postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillDatabase AdministratorData Scientist
- SQL55%53%
- Python31%69%
- Stakeholder management37%41%
- Databricks23%15%
- AWS47%19%
- Airflow10%9%
- BigQuery11%8%
- Leadership34%34%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Data Scientist postings, rarely in Database Administrator ones.
SkillDatabase AdministratorData Scientist
- Machine learning10%53%
- Statistics–49%
- Research6%35%
- Data visualization8%31%
- LLMs12%29%
- Data analysis8%29%
- Marketing–18%
- Forecasting–16%
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