Analyst Skills Guide

The tools and languages that actually get you hired as a data, business, or product analyst, with clear definitions and the roles that demand each one.

SQL

The #1 requested analyst skill: querying and joining data.

Python

Automation, analysis, and data pipelines with pandas.

Tableau

Industry-standard dashboards and data visualization.

Power BI

Microsoft's BI suite: DAX, reports, and modeling.

Excel

Still essential: pivot tables, Power Query, and modeling.

R

Statistical analysis, hypothesis testing, and ggplot2.

Looker

Modern BI and semantic modeling with LookML.

dbt

Transform data in the warehouse with tested, versioned SQL.

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