How to hire a data analysis assistant

How to hire a data analysis assistant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step data analysis assistant hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a data analysis assistant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new data analysis assistant
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The data analysis assistant hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   A data analysis assistant's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, data analysis assistants from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of data analysis assistant salaries for various roles:

   Type of Data Analysis Assistant	Description	Hourly rate
   Data Analysis Assistant		$24-58
   Data Science Internship	A data science intern is a trainee who wants to gain working experience in the field of data science. Data science interns assist data scientists in collecting, analyzing, and interpret data sets to drive optimization and improvement of product development... Show more	$11-35
   Data Research Analyst	The job of a data research analyst focuses on the interpretation of research results. The results data research analysts gather is turned into information offering ways for business improvement... Show more	$19-38

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Data Analysis
   • R
   • Analyze Data
   • Technical Support
   • Behavior Analysis
   • Tableau
   • SAS
   • Python
   • Access Database
   • Data Collection Systems
   • Statistical Analysis
   • SQL Server
   • MATLAB
   • SharePoint

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   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.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your data analysis assistant job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A data analysis assistant can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, data analysis assistants' average salary in wyoming is 47% less than in maine.
   • Seniority. Entry-level data analysis assistants 58% less than senior-level data analysis assistants.
   • Certifications. A data analysis assistant with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a data analysis assistant's salary.

   Average data analysis assistant salary

   $79,428yearly

   $38.19 hourly rate

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   Entry-level data analysis assistant salary

   $51,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 15, 2025

4. Writing a data analysis assistant job description

   A job description for a data analysis assistant role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a data analysis assistant job description:

   Data analysis assistant job description example

   • Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field and a minimum of 10 years related technical experience required. An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
   • Active Top Secret Security Clearance required. In addition, selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a favorably adjudicated DHS SCI background investigation (EOD) for employment
   • Demonstrated success leading teams/organizations to achieve a common goal.
   • Experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries.
   • Experience assessing systems and networks to identify where they deviate from acceptable configurations and standards.
   • Experience executing enterprise-wide both operating system and application compliance verification, vulnerability assessments, on-site security assessments, web and database vulnerability scanning, and scanning of other IT assets
   • Proven ability to analyze efficiency of defense-in-depth architecture against known vulnerabilities.
   • Experience with assessments of threats and vulnerabilities and developing mitigation solutions.
   • Experience with High Value Assets (HVA), IT Penetration Testing, OT Penetration testing, or Validated Architecture Reviews (VADR) required
   • Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Information Technology and Operational Technology
   • One or more of the following professional certifications:
     • Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
     • Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE)
     • GIAC Certified Penetration Tester (GPEN)
     • GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN)
     • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
     • CISSP Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (CISSP-ISSAP)
     • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
     • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
     • GIAC Defensible Security Architecture (GDSA)
     • Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)

   Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can’t be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers.

   An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran.

   Colorado Salary Minimum: $84,300
   Colorado Salary Maximum: $204,400
   
   The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position, and is just one component of Peraton's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Peraton provides a variety of benefits to employees.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right data analysis assistant for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with data analysis assistants they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit data analysis assistants who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your data analysis assistant job on Zippia to find and recruit data analysis assistant candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit data analysis assistants, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new data analysis assistant

   Once you've selected the best data analysis assistant candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new data analysis assistant. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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