Career prospects of a business analyst vs a data scientist

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I'm a senior in college majoring in data science. I recently got an internship in business analysis as a junior, which was not something I originally wanted. I wanted to do data science and maybe transition to product management. How is the field of business analysis? Should I stay one more semester to find a data science internship instead?

Sfiene · Accepted Answer

Data scientists get hired because of their business skills. Business analysis will teach you those business skills, among many other useful skills.

I’d say your best bet is to see if you can do both, business analysis and data science internships.

NumbersMan · Answer

I'd say Data Science has a much higher career ceiling. The earning potential seems a lot higher and has a pretty straight forward career path. That said, business analytics does teach you a lot of valuable skills that could translate into product management and a lot of other roles too.

I'd say it depends on how technical you want to be.

simonasmer · Answer

At the current job market just take it and be grateful if any other thing came up you can change later

Noobmaster69 · Answer

Hey, firstly congrats for landing the offer despite the current job market scenario! I've been in the same place about a year ago. I was doing my masters in data science, and was mostly focusing my energy and interest towards AI/ML (and also had prior experience as a Data Science intern). But last summer, I was offered a Business Analyst intern role at a decent corporate, and I took it (one reason was that I wanted to experience and learn how the business side of things work, and also improve my soft skills). After I completed my internship, I felt like I've learnt so much and I'm  happy about my decision. I was recently offered a full time Analyst role in the same team (now this role is slightly more technical, because my manager found out that I deliver the best results when the project/tasks are more technical). To conclude, I'd say take the offer and learn as much as you can. You never know how things could work out, and if you don't like it very much, don't worry - it's just an internship. All the best!!!

Career prospects of a business analyst vs a data scientist

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