# Data Analysis

Skill · Data Science, Analytics and AI/ML

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/data-analysis

Data analysis is the process of inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data to discover useful information, draw conclusions, and support decision-making. Analysts across business, science, and government use statistical techniques and tools like Excel, SQL, Python, or R to identify trends and patterns in datasets.

## Data Analysis in the job market

- Open roles: 413
- Employers hiring: 142
- Median stated pay: $160,000 (middle half $120,000 – $211,000), from 290 of 413 open roles — the 70% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it.
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Asked for alongside Data Analysis

Measured from the 413 open roles that name Data Analysis, not from a curated list.

- [Project Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/project-management) — 47 roles (11.4%)
- [Microsoft Excel](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-excel) — 37 roles (9.0%)
- [SQL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sql) — 30 roles (7.3%)
- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 23 roles (5.6%)
- [Product Strategy](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/product-strategy) — 21 roles (5.1%)
- [Financial Modeling](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/financial-modeling) — 18 roles (4.4%)
- [Product Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/product-management) — 18 roles (4.4%)
- [Root Cause Analysis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/root-cause-analysis) — 16 roles (3.9%)

## Seniority of these roles

- Entry: 45 (12%)
- Mid: 62 (17%)
- Senior: 183 (50%)
- Lead / Staff / Principal: 39 (11%)
- Management: 34 (9%)
- Executive: 2 (1%)

From 365 roles whose posting states a level.

## Where Data Analysis roles are

- [New York, NY](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/new-york-ny) — 46
- [San Francisco, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/san-francisco-ca) — 25
- [Atlanta, GA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/atlanta-ga) — 21
- [Mountain View, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/mountain-view-ca) — 21
- [Minneapolis, MN](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/minneapolis-mn) — 12
- [Taylor, TX](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/taylor-tx) — 9

Among the 286 of 413 open roles we could place on a map.

## Roles that use Data Analysis

- [Product Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-manager) — 48
- [Process Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/process-engineer) — 11
- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 10
- [Business Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/business-analyst) — 9
- [Product Marketing Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/product-marketing-manager) — 8
- [Financial Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/financial-analyst) — 7

## Employers hiring for Data Analysis

- [Intuit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intuit) — 34 open roles
- [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bristol-myers-squibb) — 18 open roles
- [The Home Depot](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-home-depot) — 18 open roles
- [Merck](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/merck) — 17 open roles
- [General Mills](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/general-mills) — 15 open roles
- [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) — 15 open roles

Related skills: [Statistical Analysis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/statistical-analysis), [Market Research](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/market-research), [SQL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sql), [Statistics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/statistics), [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python), [R Programming](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/r-programming-2), [Pivot Tables](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/pivot-tables), [Analytics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/analytics), [Google Sheets](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/google-sheets), [Biostatistics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/biostatistics), [Trend Analysis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/trend-analysis), [Vlookup](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/vlookup)

## Open roles requiring Data Analysis (413)

- [Senior Sales Operations Specialist](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cohere/e49063ea-b829-4718-be74-02f36fa3d983/application) at [Cohere](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cohere) — Full-time, New York, Austin, Boston, Nashville, Richmond, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Washington, DC · Remote, $135,000 – $250,000 (listed on Cohere's own careers site)
- [Financial Analyst, FP&A](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/370b53bc-f0b0-4153-81f6-f9efa1e8a20d/financial-analyst-fp-a-at-hims-and-hers) at [Hims and Hers](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/hims-and-hers) — Full-time, US Remote, $100,000 – $125,000
- [Sales Recruiter](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/notion/f663839e-46ac-44ad-9720-da2b6aa28093/application) at [Notion](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/notion) — Full-time, San Francisco, CA · Remote, $136,000 – $170,000 (listed on Notion's own careers site)
- [Reinsurance Business Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b1a8cc2e-2309-42c7-b108-6b501f1a32f6/reinsurance-business-analyst-at-dxc-technology) at [DXC Technology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dxc-technology) — Full-time, Charleston, SC, $84,400 – $156,800
- [Product Management Senior Advisor - Express Scripts](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3eabae86-5a25-4789-8fd5-314cc3e8138c/product-management-senior-advisor-express-scripts-at-cigna) at [Cigna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cigna) — $113,200 – $188,600
- [Process Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4898a8d1-abde-41f0-82ed-d73bd28ced31/process-engineer-at-crane-co) at [Crane Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crane-co) — Marion, NC
- [Sr. Performance Engineer  *** $15,000 Signing Bonus + Relocation Assistance ***](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d72605c9-35ca-457f-8f5b-541002ec8035/sr-performance-engineer-15-000-signing-bonus-relocation-assistance-at-dairyland) at [Dairyland Power Cooperative](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dairyland-power-cooperative) — Full-time, La Crosse, WI, $135,400 – $203,100
- [Workday Integrations Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/958c9791-9b56-49a4-8b2d-08fa185472de/workday-integrations-specialist-at-century-theatres) at [Century Theatres](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/century-theatres) — Plano, TX
- [Senior Workday Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ae18bdac-144b-4649-a082-e9d9ed55dc9e/senior-workday-analyst-at-carter-s) at [Carter's](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/carter-s) — Atlanta, GA
- [Quality Assurance Specialist II](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/981b028c-ad1a-47f5-882b-38130bec4006/quality-assurance-specialist-ii-at-beckman-coulter) at [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — Full-time, Fajardo, Puerto Rico

All 413 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=75877a8b-b68b-4436-b364-b810be7676e7