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📊 Data / BI Analyst

Data, AI & Software career path

Build analyst credibility with vendor-neutral foundations, then master a BI stack and advanced analytics.

Typical roles

• Data Analyst
• BI Developer
• Analytics Consultant

Suggested certifications, by phase

Foundation

• Data+ CompTIA Data+ (DA0-002)
• Tableau Foundations Salesforce Certified Tableau Desktop Foundations
• PCED Python Institute PCED – Certified Entry-Level Data Analyst with Python
• CAP-Essentials INFORMS CAP-Essentials

Core

• PL-300 Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate
• Tableau Data Analyst Salesforce Certified Tableau Data Analyst
• QSBA Qlik Sense Business Analyst Certification
• DBX DA Databricks Certified Data Analyst Associate

Advanced

• DP-600 Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate
• SAS Base SAS Certified Specialist: Base Programming Using SAS 9.4
• CAP-Pro INFORMS CAP-Pro
• SnowPro Core SnowPro Core Certification (COF-C03)

Mastery

• CAP-Expert INFORMS CAP-Expert (Certified Analytics Professional)
• SnowPro Adv DA SnowPro Advanced: Data Analyst
• DataAI CompTIA DataAI (DY0-001)

A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites — one or two certifications per phase is plenty.