Data Analyst
Turn messy data into decisions — the person who can answer "is this actually working?" with evidence.
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- Typical pay
- €35k–€69k
- Usual education
- Degree or apprenticeship
- Outlook
- Expanding into almost every industry, including sport, healthcare and local government.
A day in the life
Writing queries, cleaning data, building dashboards and then, most importantly, explaining what it means to people who do not read charts for fun.
Ways in
- Data apprenticeship
- Maths or economics degree
- Analytics bootcamp plus projects
What to study at 16
The subjects you choose for the final years of secondary school can shape which degrees, exams and careers are easiest to reach. This is about choosing courses, not choosing a school.
Austria
HTL – Technical college
A common destination for students on this track.
Belgium
TSO – Technical secondary
A common destination for students on this track.
Denmark
HTX – Technical gymnasium
A common destination for students on this track.
Spain
Bachillerato de Ciencias y Tecnología
Portugal
Ciências e Tecnologias
France
Bac général — spécialités
Skills that matter
Best courses to take
The study routes that lead most directly into this career.
BSc Business Analytics
Turning company data into decisions with SQL, statistics and visualisation.
Most direct fit: SQL, statistics and dashboards.
Helpful school subjects: Maths, Statistics, IT
BSc Data Science
Statistics plus programming for extracting meaning from large datasets.
Take this if you want to move into modelling later.
Helpful school subjects: Maths, Statistics, Computer science