Occupation · 2026 assessment

Data analytics Analyst

The Data analytics Analyst role combines repeatable operations with decisions that require professional context. The index measures task exposure to AI, software automation and robotics—not the probability that the occupation disappears.

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How risk may change

A forecast estimate, not a guaranteed scenario.

41%2026
46%2028
51%2030
58%2035

Which tasks are exposed

Risk applies to individual tasks—not to a person or an entire occupation.

TaskRisk
Cleaning, joining and preparing data65%
Creating standard reports and visualizations63%
Forming conclusions and checking causality35%
Generating routine code and configuration66%
Preparing tests and technical documentation62%
Classifying errors and analyzing logs56%
Data migrations and routine integrations56%
Architecture and technical trade-offs35%

Task map

AI replaces ↔ AI augments

Each task is positioned by AI capability and the degree of human involvement still required.

  1. 1Cleaning, joining and preparing dataAI 65% · human 50%
  2. 2Creating standard reports and visualizationsAI 63% · human 51%
  3. 3Forming conclusions and checking causalityAI 35% · human 68%
  4. 4Generating routine code and configurationAI 66% · human 54%
  5. 5Preparing tests and technical documentationAI 62% · human 64%
  6. 6Classifying errors and analyzing logsAI 56% · human 55%
  7. 7Data migrations and routine integrationsAI 56% · human 56%
  8. 8Architecture and technical trade-offsAI 35% · human 60%

Why technology can change this work

  • tools automate data preparation, experiments and parts of modelling
  • AI automatically drafts analyses, finds correlations and explains standard deviations
  • code, configuration and documentation are already digital
  • routine code, tests and technical text can be generated automatically
  • many outputs can be checked with tests and static analysis

What protects the occupation

  • choosing the right objective, data and model-quality criteria
  • choosing the right question and checking causality rather than correlation alone
  • architecture decisions and production accountability
  • understanding business constraints and legacy systems
  • security and complex system integration

United States · before tax

Average pay and outlook

Estimated nominal monthly pay. The scenario reflects sector, demand and task resilience; it is not a guarantee of income.

2026$10 050per month
2035$13 600scenario estimate
2026: $10 05020262027: $10 40020272028: $10 75020282029: $11 10020292030: $11 50020302031: $11 90020312032: $12 30020322033: $12 70020332034: $13 15020342035: $13 6002035
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Job search and transitions

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Skills you already have

  • data work
  • hypothesis testing
  • model-quality evaluation
  • analytical question framing
  • metric interpretation
  • systems thinking

Skills to build

  • AI-system evaluation
  • model-behavior monitoring
  • AI governance
  • SQL and data preparation
  • visualization and forecasting
  • AI-agent-assisted development
CurrentData analytics Analyst · 41%
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Keepdata work · hypothesis testing · model-quality evaluation
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AddAI-system evaluation · model-behavior monitoring · AI governance

Sources and update

Updated: 2026-09-25 · Assessment confidence: Medium

International Labour Organization · 2025Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure

Nearly 30,000 tasks; a global assessment of GenAI exposure across detailed occupational groups.

World Economic Forum · 2025The Future of Jobs Report 2025

A survey of more than 1,000 employers representing over 14 million workers across 55 economies.

O*NET Resource Center · 2026O*NET Database

Occupational, task, skill and work-context structure.