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What a data analyst does all day
A answers with data. A typical week looks like this. You talk to managers to find out what they really need.
You pull data with SQL, the language for asking databases questions. You clean it in a spreadsheet, a BI tool (business intelligence software such as Power BI) or a notebook. You check your numbers against other reports, build or update , and explain what you found in a short message or meeting.
Job titles vary: data analyst, BI analyst, , operations or marketing analyst. The work overlaps heavily. This shapes what you learn first.
SQL, spreadsheets and communication appear in almost every job description, while advanced rarely does.
Common trapimagining the job is building impressive dashboards, when most of the value is in asking the right question and making numbers people trust.
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