Job requirements Data Analytics Specialist in Canada

Find out what you typically need to work as a data analytics specialist in Canada. These requirements are applicable to all Database analysts and data administrators (NOC 21211).

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

  • A bachelor's degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science, computer systems engineering or a related discipline or completion of a college program in computer science is usually required.
  • A master's or doctoral degree in machine learning, data science, or a related quantitative field is usually required.
  • Experience in programming is usually required.
  • Experience in statistical modelling or machine learning is usually required

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing

We don’t have any data on professional certification requirements. This occupation is not regulated in Canada based on our records.

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

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