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data analyst

Learned from 36 real résumés for this role.

Across 36 real U.S. résumés for a data analyst, the most distinctive skills are Instagram, Sas Enterprise Guide and Informatics — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Instagram
8% have it · 1351.3× vs average
Sas Enterprise Guide
8% have it · 900.9× vs average
Informatics
8% have it · 900.9× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

instagram
1351.3×
8% · N=3
sas enterprise guide
900.9×
8% · N=3
informatics
900.9×
8% · N=3
geojson
900.9×
8% · N=3
a/v support
900.9×
8% · N=3
abstraction
810.8×
8% · N=3
oms
675.7×
8% · N=3
data administration
623.7×
8% · N=3
visual studio 2005
540.5×
8% · N=3
front-end developer
540.5×
8% · N=3
pricing strategy
506.7×
8% · N=3
hp procurve
476.9×
8% · N=3
load runner
450.4×
8% · N=3
sql agent jobs
450.4×
8% · N=3
quickbase
450.4×
8% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

data scientist18% · N=36python developer16% · N=33database administrator10% · N=21project manager3% · N=6research analyst2% · N=3aml risk model and analytics2% · N=3health care data analyst2% · N=3data developer2% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

python developer3% · N=24database administrator1% · N=21data scientist29% · N=12data modeler40% · N=6financial data analyst33% · N=3functional analyst33% · N=3owner1% · N=3registrar33% · N=3

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Data Analyst need?

In 36 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Instagram (8% have it), Sas Enterprise Guide (8% have it), Informatics (8% have it), Geojson (8% have it), A/V Support (8% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Data Analyst roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Data Scientist (18% of moves, N=36), Python Developer (16% of moves, N=33), Database Administrator (10% of moves, N=21).

What roles lead into Data Analyst?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Python Developer (3% of arrivals, N=24), Database Administrator (1% of arrivals, N=21), Data Scientist (29% of arrivals, N=12).

Does this page show Data Analyst salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 36 of them are Data Analyst résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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