Data analysis assistant vs data analyst

The differences between data analysis assistants and data analysts can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a data analysis assistant and a data analyst. Additionally, a data analysis assistant has an average salary of $79,428, which is higher than the $74,342 average annual salary of a data analyst.

The top three skills for a data analysis assistant include data analysis, R and analyze data. The most important skills for a data analyst are data analysis, python, and power bi.

Data analysis assistant vs data analyst overview

	Data Analysis Assistant	Data Analyst
Yearly salary	$79,428	$74,342
Hourly rate	$38.19	$35.74
Growth rate	19%	11%
Number of jobs	71,399	167,520
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	42	44
Years of experience	4	4

What does a data analysis assistant do?

A data analysis assistant works with data analysts and senior stakeholders to note data analysis requirements using these professionals' services. Also, data analyst assistants interpret data sets and monitor trends and patterns using statistical tools. These professionals correct primary and secondary data and reorganize it in a format that machines or human beings can understand.

What does a data analyst do?

Data analysts are responsible for interpreting the company's statistics and providing sound recommendations to the organization. They manage the organization's data sets, usually related to market performance, finance, or human resources. They are in charge of studying the available data, spotting trends, interpreting what the data and the trends mean, and recommending suggestions that will help the organization perform better. Their recommendations should also be relevant and backed up with strong analyses. Data analysts are expected to have a good grasp of the current market trends in the industry.

Data analysis assistant vs data analyst salary

Data analysis assistants and data analysts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Data Analysis Assistant	Data Analyst
Average salary	$79,428	$74,342
Salary range	Between $51,000 And $122,000	Between $53,000 And $103,000
Highest paying City	-	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	The Citadel
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between data analysis assistant and data analyst education

There are a few differences between a data analysis assistant and a data analyst in terms of educational background:

	Data Analysis Assistant	Data Analyst
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Northwestern University

Data analysis assistant vs data analyst demographics

Here are the differences between data analysis assistants' and data analysts' demographics:

	Data Analysis Assistant	Data Analyst
Average age	42	44
Gender ratio	Male, 45.8% Female, 54.2%	Male, 50.2% Female, 49.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.4% Asian, 13.2% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.5% Asian, 14.5% White, 64.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	11%	12%

Differences between data analysis assistant and data analyst duties and responsibilities

Data analysis assistant example responsibilities.

Provide clinical staff with customize population health analytic solutions for tracking specific clinical quality measure and managing high risk patients.
Perform statistical analysis of successful NCAA basketball teams utilizing SAS.
Develop computer programs using software such as SAS and STATA.
Create macros and used VBA to update them as necessary.
Create SSIS packages to perform ETL operations and create OLAP cube within SSAS, efforts result in improve business processes.
Create statistical data reports utilizing SPSS to display efficiency and effectiveness of health expos.

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Data analyst example responsibilities.

Manage patient s data in UNIX system.
Manage loan performance in Hyperion Financials using SQL and PL/SQL tools.
Manage and contribute to EDI processes ensuring HIPAA compliance and access to clearing house review on individual case status.
Develop Java application to automate reformatting of text files for an internal application.
Execute deterministic modeling and Monte Carlo simulations in MATLAB to achieve greater mathematical confidence in results obtain from analysis.
Manage weapon system project websites via SharePoint, including troubleshooting technical issues and developing guidelines for public/private information and user permissions.

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Data analysis assistant vs data analyst skills

Common data analysis assistant skills

Data Analysis, 24%
R, 14%
Analyze Data, 6%
Technical Support, 6%
Behavior Analysis, 5%
Tableau, 4%

Common data analyst skills

Data Analysis, 10%
Python, 7%
Power Bi, 6%
Data Management, 6%
Visualization, 5%
Data Quality, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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