Data Analyst vs Business Analyst | Which is Right for You?

In this video, I'll be going over the differences and similarities between the roles of a business analyst and data analyst based on my experiences in the two roles. Comment down below if you have any questions and subscribe if you liked the video!

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[abhishekkailas]

I would like to thank you for the useful content videos. After watching your videos, I started working on my skills and got big data working student position at Mercedes Benz Germany. Once again Thanks a lot..

[JakeSpradlin]

I’ll add that a step into a data field job is huge. I took a data analyst position with a bank when I had little skills 1 year ago making 50k. I just accepted a new position at a different bank as a model risk analyst (will be using lots of the same skills, analyzing, testing, visualizations, etc) making 85k paid hourly, full time work from home. Learn these skills! They are huge for your career

[txreal]

Short answer:
BA - need MORE domain knowledge & soft skills (user reqs, project mgmt)
DA - MORE technical skills (Excel, PBI, SQL, maybe Python) and work with domain knowledge expert, just in case.
BOTH - curiosity, problem solving (ask right questions, logical thinking, ...), and continuous learning.
BEST OF BOTH - ENJOY WHAT YOU DO

[grainofsalt]

Interesting to see this because I'm a business analyst at a tech company and the role is very different. It's like being a data analyst but looking at using data to answer business questions

[lukegorman]

Really straightforward and to the point ! Love this you got a new sub

[usmandurrani]

As a beginner in Data Analysis filed, you got newbie's covered sorting the right path at the very first steps to become a Data Analyst🙌 Thanks for a precise guide!

[jessicaberry]

Thank you for this video. This cleared up the difference between the two for me.

[agung_laksana]

Super clear, great video, thanks Justin

[butcher]

From my experience i can say BA and DA can be combined and experienced specialist does both. Remember, you should always know exactly from the data comes from

[MsKerry-lpue]

This was a perfect breakdown! Thank you

[loveintruth]

Thanks for sharing this video. It helped me to choose my path. Thanks!

[vivienchan]

Thanks for the video, really helpful !

[bowser]

Very insightful comparison between Data Analyst and Business Analyst and great video!. I'm in a process of doing a career shift towards becoming a Data Analyst as I'm currently a Reporting and insights specialist!

[alizaidan]

I finally understand the differences between BA and DA . It's not the same thing at all ! You answered my questions in this video. The first time I discovered your channel I was woundering what's the real purpose of a BA, I was kinda lost cause I chose this speciality (night classes, after work) . I get the point now. Glad I hit the sub button !

[datanash]

Love it 🙌 guess it's just about deciding what suits you more

[thanhlonglenguyen]

thanks for your clear explaination, really helpful for my research

[erniecelindsey]

Hmmm as a business analyst III, my job is more like what you described as the data analyst. I build spreadsheets and use that data to pull into tableau.

[minithobz]

I work as a business analyst at a bank but my day to day responsibilities are more of that of a data analyst. I also enjoy the technical side of things and think I lean more towards the data analysis role

[Layla__]

Thank you for this video, it really helped x

[top_sunsets]

Thank you for sharing. Really useful information