About this episode

Avery Smith discusses the misconceptions about the availability of data analyst jobs and presents evidence to the contrary.

Help us become the #1 Data Podcast by leaving a rating & review! We are 67 reviews away! Everyone says data analyst jobs are gone. Here's the actual evidence that proves them wrong. 💌 Join 30k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩‍💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:21 – Who's lying to you 03:32 – 180 million job postings 06:03 – Jobs are actually growing 07:32 – Top jobs of the next 5 years 08:14 – 4th fastest growing career 10:02 – Even software jobs bounced back 11:08 – They said this in 2013 too 14:06 – Don't panic 📚 SOURCES 📊 Bloomberg – I Analyzed 180M Jobs to See What AI Is Actually Replacing (Jan 2023–Oct 2025): https://bloomberry.com/blog/i-analyzed-180m-jobs-to-see-what-jobs-ai-is-actually-replacing-today/#bullet1 📈 Live Data Technologies: https://livedatatechnologies.com 🌍 World Economic…

People in this episode

Host: Avery Smith

Topics covered

• data analyst jobs
• job market
• career growth
• data science
• employment trends

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bloomberg, Live Data Technologies, World Economic Forum, Bureau of Labor Statistics

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