Google Exec Reveals High-Demand Job That Doesn’t Require a College Degree

Google Exec Reveals High-Demand Job: This is what a Moneycontrol report cites from Lisa Gevelber who is the Vice President at Google along with being the founder of the Grow With Google program.

“The demand for people who understand data and can use it to guide important business decisions is huge,” the report quoted Gevelber as having said.

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Data analysts find the trends in raw data, analyze the trends and develop insights that can be used to influence the shaping of business strategies.

Usually, the tools they use for analysis include Excel, SQL, and Tableau to extract insights such as sales performance or site traffic so they can optimize the efficiency of the company's operations.

Most importantly, data analytics is more based on skills rather than being a means of entry into a traditional education system, such as the certification and online training courses that have been made available in industry-relevant skills.

An exemplar is the data analytics certification by Google, which costs only $49 per month through the Grow With Google program. Others include IBM, CompTIA, which also provide such open access in their training programs.

These certifications provide skills on coding, working up spreadsheets and visualizing data.

At a time when the US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects more than a 30% growth in respectively category of jobs in the coming decade, such growth would be at least thrice faster than the average job growth rate.

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"The versatility of data analytics means that it doesn’t matter where you live or what industry you work in," the report quoted Gevelber as saying.

She maintained that acquaintance with AI (artificial intelligence) tools gives seekers much competitive advantage, “using AI to clean and structure data or brainstorm visualizations can make you much more productive.”

How much do data analysts earn?

Entry-level data analysts are supposed to earn $93,000 as median salary; that grows to $110,000 for experienced professionals, as noted in the report, citing information from Glassdoor.

The reports indicate that few remote jobs classify as those in industries such as manufacturing, banking, healthcare, tech, finance, etc., which may go up or above $150,000 even per year.

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