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

A reporting or BI analyst builds the standing reports and dashboards a company relies on, and keeps them correct. Right now 229 entry-level reporting analyst jobs are open on employers’ own career sites.

What a reporting analyst does

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

A typical day

  1. 1. Build and refresh dashboards
  2. 2. Define metrics with stakeholders
  3. 3. Validate numbers
  4. 4. Train users
  5. 5. Respond to report requests

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4 of the 229 open entry-level reporting analyst jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 1 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.

Open entry-level reporting analyst jobs

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Skills for reporting 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. BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker)
  2. 2. SQL
  3. 3. Excel
  4. 4. Metric definitions
  5. 5. Communication

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The market for reporting analyst work

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Open entry-level reporting analyst jobs
229

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

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Openings that say no experience is required
4

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

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Openings that say they provide training
1

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

Median pay in listings that state it
$84,500

Source: NextChapter verified openings (45 with pay).

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Across 45 open entry-level reporting analyst listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $72,000 to $108,000, with a median of $84,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.

Where entry-level reporting analyst jobs are

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Employers hiring reporting analysts now

  • Initio Capital 7
  • Navitus 7
  • Chamberlain University 6
  • Snap-on 5
  • CVS Health 4
  • Maximus 4
  • Gerdau 3
  • Turnitin 3
  • Doximity 2
  • Fulton Bank 2

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Questions about reporting analyst jobs

What does a reporting analyst do?
A reporting or BI analyst builds the standing reports and dashboards a company relies on, and keeps them correct. A typical day includes: build and refresh dashboards; define metrics with stakeholders; validate numbers; train users; respond to report requests.
Can I get an entry-level reporting analyst job with no experience?
4 of the 229 open entry-level reporting analyst jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 1 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 reporting analyst?
The skills this job uses most are BI tools (power bi, tableau, looker), SQL, excel, metric definitions, communication. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
How much does an entry-level reporting analyst make?
Across 45 open entry-level reporting analyst listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $72,000 to $108,000, with a median of $84,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.
Where can a reporting analyst job lead?
People in this job commonly move to data analyst, business analyst, data engineer, financial analyst. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.

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