Career switch, measured
From Intelligence Analyst to Economist
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 60% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Research, Leadership, Stakeholder management, Data analysis; the main skills to add are Statistics, Python, Accounting, Customer service.
60%
skill overlap
32
open Economist postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillIntelligence AnalystEconomist
- Research67%88%
- Leadership52%44%
- Stakeholder management25%25%
- Data analysis8%28%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Economist postings, rarely in Intelligence Analyst ones.
SkillIntelligence AnalystEconomist
- Statistics–69%
- Python–34%
- Accounting–31%
- Customer service–22%
- Marketing–19%
- Forecasting–16%
- SQL–16%
- Budgeting–16%
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