As of June 2026, Data Analyst has an AI-exposure score of 59/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Data Analyst
More exposed than 60% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$83,640.
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
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Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Query and clean datasets
- Build reports and dashboards
- Maintain or modify all financial analytic models in use.
- Develop methods of assessing or measuring corporate performance in terms of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.
- Identify, track, or maintain metrics for trading system operations.
- Consult traders or other financial industry personnel to determine the need for new or improved analytical applications.
- Devise or apply independent models or tools to help verify results of analytical systems.
- Define or recommend model specifications or data collection methods.
- Develop core analytical capabilities or model libraries, using advanced statistical, quantitative, or econometric techniques.
- Interpret results of financial analysis procedures.
- Apply mathematical or statistical techniques to address practical issues in finance, such as derivative valuation, securities trading, risk management, or financial market regulation.
- Translate questions into analysis
- Produce written summary reports of financial research results.
- Provide application or analytical support to researchers or traders on issues such as valuations or data.
- Research or develop analytical tools to address issues such as portfolio construction or optimization, performance measurement, attribution, profit and loss measurement, or pricing models.
- Collaborate in the development or testing of new analytical software to ensure compliance with user requirements, specifications, or scope.
- Confer with other financial engineers or analysts on trading strategies, market dynamics, or trading system performance to inform development of quantitative techniques.
- Research new financial products or analytics to determine their usefulness.
- Advise stakeholders on decisions
- Collaborate with product development teams to research, model, validate, or implement quantitative structured solutions for new or expanded markets.
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