Technology · Career move
Data Analyst → Data Scientist
What the move actually takes — the path, the skills to add, and the timeline — with the pay it unlocks. Indicative and sourced; a target, not a promise.
The trajectory
$102,000 now → $177,000 in 2 yrs
~2 yrs typical
The path
Route: specialisation
Skills to add
What Data Scientist needs that Data Analyst typically doesn't.
- Python + ML modelling
- Experiment design / causal inference
- Translate models into decisions
Credentials on this route
- Python/R + statistics/ML; often a master's or bootcamp/certificate
Explore both roles
Figures are indicative, in USD, and never a guarantee of an outcome.