Most Data Scientists start their careers as Data Analysts before moving on to becoming a Data Scientist. They go through job changes or internal promotions. Once they gain more experience, then they start looking at more senior roles in Data Science. The senior-level Data Science professionals can then seek to acquire management skills and move up to director-level and executive-level roles.
So, if you start out as a Data Analyst, you can make the move to a Data Science role by making the effort to:
Recognize and connect with the right group of people who are knowledgeable and experienced in Data Science and can guide you through the transition
Apply and practice your Data Science skills in your current role with the data already available in your organization
Work on all the Data Science fundamentals like model building and handling different projects under the supervision of other more knowledgeable and experienced colleagues
Acquire the required skills and prepare well
Stay updated on the Data Science world
Here are some skills that you can start with:
Programming languages: Python or R
Non-relational and relational databases: MongoDB and MySQL
Machine Learning models: Neural Networks and Regression
Data visualization tools: Tableau, D3, GraphX, etc.
One can become a professional Data Scientist by enrolling in Intellipaat Data Scientist Course.
Meanwhile, here is Intellipaat’s complete Data Science tutorial that you can go through. Good Luck!
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