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Entry-level data analyst jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles

A data analyst answers business questions with data: pulling it, cleaning it, analyzing it and presenting what it means. It is one of the most accessible technical-adjacent entry roles. Right now 1,636 entry-level data analyst jobs are open on employers’ own career sites.

What a data analyst does

In the data and analytics family of jobs. Roles that collect, clean and explain data.

A typical day

  1. 1. Write queries to pull data
  2. 2. Clean and check data
  3. 3. Build dashboards and reports
  4. 4. Explain results to non-technical people
  5. 5. Answer ad hoc questions

Do you need experience?

15 of the 1,636 open entry-level data analyst jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 6 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.

Open entry-level data analyst jobs

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Skills for data analyst jobs

The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.

Skills to build or show

  1. 1. SQL
  2. 2. Excel
  3. 3. A dashboard tool (Tableau, Power BI or Looker)
  4. 4. Basic statistics
  5. 5. Storytelling with data
  6. 6. Attention to detail

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The market for data analyst work

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Open entry-level data analyst jobs
1,636

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Openings that say no experience is required
15

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

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Openings that say they provide training
6

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

Median pay in listings that state it
$93,500

Source: NextChapter verified openings (444 with pay).

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Across 444 open entry-level data analyst listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $78,000 to $115,000, with a median of $93,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.

Where entry-level data analyst jobs are

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Employers hiring data analysts now

  • Work at Home 74
  • Leidos 28
  • YO AI Labs 18
  • Quest Analytics 14
  • Samprasoft 13
  • Motorola Solutions 11
  • Booz Allen Hamilton 10
  • ZS Associates 10
  • Guidehouse 9
  • Robert Half 9

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Questions about data analyst jobs

What does a data analyst do?
A data analyst answers business questions with data: pulling it, cleaning it, analyzing it and presenting what it means. It is one of the most accessible technical-adjacent entry roles. A typical day includes: write queries to pull data; clean and check data; build dashboards and reports; explain results to non-technical people; answer ad hoc questions.
Can I get an entry-level data analyst job with no experience?
15 of the 1,636 open entry-level data analyst jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 6 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.
What skills do you need to be a data analyst?
The skills this job uses most are SQL, excel, a dashboard tool (tableau, power BI or looker), basic statistics, storytelling with data, attention to detail. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
How much does an entry-level data analyst make?
Across 444 open entry-level data analyst listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $78,000 to $115,000, with a median of $93,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.
Where can a data analyst job lead?
People in this job commonly move to business analyst, data engineer, marketing analyst, financial analyst. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.

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