Defining Your Data Career Path

1h 41mGeneral2022-12-09

Authors

Kate Strachnyi

Marketing Consultant, Content Strategist, Podcast Host

Course details

In this course, Kate Strachnyi, one of the data world's leading voices, shows you what data career options exist and how you can begin pursuing them. Kate was named one of LinkedIn's Top Voices in Data Science & Analytics and is a member of the dataIQ 100 list of most influential people in Data. Kate begins by explaining the benefits of pursuing a career in data, then dives into the specifics of what you would do in different roles, what skills and education are required for each, getting your first job on a career path, and progressing in that career. She also includes an interview with someone working in each of the roles she covers. Kate focuses on the roles of data analyst, data scientist, data engineer, data consultant, data steward, and chief data officer. Plus, she briefly discusses additional roles in data that you may wish to explore.

Skills covered

Data Science FoundationsTech Career SkillsCareer ManagementCareer DevelopmentCybersecurityCloud ComputingData ScienceSoftware DevelopmentOne-Off

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Data skills are needed everywhere

1. Data Analyst

02 - What does a data analyst do
03 - Skills and education required to be a data analyst
04 - Getting your first job and progressing as a data analyst
05 - Interview with a data analyst

2. Data Scientist

06 - What does a data scientist do
07 - Skills and education required to be a data scientist
08 - Getting your first job and progressing as a data scientist
09 - Interview with a data scientist

3. Data Engineer

10 - What does a data engineer do
11 - Skills and education required to be a data engineer
12 - Getting your first job and progressing as a data engineer
13 - Interview with a data engineer

4. Data Consultant

14 - What does a data consultant do
15 - Skills and education required to be a data consultant
16 - Getting your first job and progressing as a data consultant
17 - Interview with a data consultant

5. Data Steward

18 - What does a data steward do
19 - Skills and education required to be a data steward
20 - Getting your first job and progressing as a data steward
21 - Interview with a data steward

6. Chief Data Officer

22 - Personality types that do well in this career
23 - Skills and education required to be a chief data officer
24 - Getting your first job and progressing as a chief data officer
25 - Interview with a chief data officer

7. Other Roles

26 - Additional data careers

Conclusion

27 - Pursue your data career