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Occupation · 2026 assessment

Data Analyst

The Data 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.

Moderate risk level Search jobs ↗
How risk may change

A forecast estimate, not a guaranteed scenario.

51%2026
55%2028
60%2030
66%2035

Which tasks are exposed

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

TaskRisk
Cleaning, joining and preparing data75%
Creating standard reports and visualizations73%
Forming conclusions and checking causality45%
Generating routine code and configuration76%
Preparing tests and technical documentation72%
Classifying errors and analyzing logs66%
Data migrations and routine integrations66%
Architecture and technical trade-offs45%

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 75% · human 40%
  2. 2Creating standard reports and visualizationsAI 73% · human 41%
  3. 3Forming conclusions and checking causalityAI 45% · human 58%
  4. 4Generating routine code and configurationAI 76% · human 44%
  5. 5Preparing tests and technical documentationAI 72% · human 54%
  6. 6Classifying errors and analyzing logsAI 66% · human 45%
  7. 7Data migrations and routine integrationsAI 66% · human 46%
  8. 8Architecture and technical trade-offsAI 45% · human 50%

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$11 250per month
2035$16 250scenario estimate
2026: $11 25020262027: $11 70020272028: $12 20020282029: $12 70020292030: $13 25020302031: $13 80020312032: $14 40020322033: $15 00020332034: $15 60020342035: $16 2502035
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Practical next step

Where to move next

Do not restart from zero: carry your experience forward and add scarce skills.

AI Engineer

Established resilient role
New role risk13%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit89%

Product Manager

Established resilient role
New role risk31%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit87%

Digital Twin Engineer

Emerging role
New role risk14%
DemandHighDifficultyMediumTime6–12 monthsSkill fit66%

AI Application Engineer

Established resilient role
New role risk19%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit83%

AI Agent Supervisor

Emerging role
New role risk24%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit81%

AI Evaluation Engineer

Emerging role
New role risk16%
DemandHighDifficultyLowTime3–6 monthsSkill fit81%

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 Analyst · 51%
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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

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