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2020

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A Longitudinal Analysis Of Job Skills For Entry-Level Data Analysts, Tianxi Dong, J. Triche Oct 2020

A Longitudinal Analysis Of Job Skills For Entry-Level Data Analysts, Tianxi Dong, J. Triche

School of Business Faculty Research

The explosive growth of the data analytics field has continued over the past decade with no signs of slowing down. Given the fast pace of technology changes and the need for IT professionals to constantly keep up with the field, it is important to analyze the job skills and knowledge required in the data analyst and business intelligence (BI) analyst job market. In this research, we examine over 9,000 job postings for entry-level data analytics jobs over five years (2014-2018). Using a text mining approach and a custom text mining dictionary, we identify a preliminary set of analytic competencies sought …