Employers
Big data developers work for a wide range of companies—from Amazon, Google, and Netflix, to Capital One, General Electric, Starbucks, and T-Mobile. They’re also employed by nonprofits, government agencies, and data analytics consulting firms.
Starting Out
Many people land their first jobs in the field after completing an internship or co-op educational experience while in college. Others learn more about job openings via their college’s career services office, by working with recruiters (such as Burtch Works), by contacting companies directly about job openings, by attending career fairs and other networking events, and by creating a profile on LinkedIn and following big data companies and joining data science/analytics groups. Additionally, Burtch Works offers a wealth of articles on interviewing, the job search, and negotiating salary on its Web site, https://www.burtchworks.com/industry-insights.
Burtch Works advises data analysts and other data professionals to create an online portfolio, which provides an overview of your educational and professional background and the projects you’ve worked on. "Building a robust portfolio is crucial if you want to stand out from other applicants," advises the recruiting firm.
- 3-D Printing Specialists
- Accountants
- Agile Coaches or Trainers
- Architects
- Artificial Intelligence Specialists
- Assessors and Appraisers
- Astronomers
- Astrophysicists
- Auditors
- Augmented Reality Developers
- Automation Engineers
- Autonomous Vehicle Safety and Test Drivers
- Back-End Developers
- Biometrics Systems Specialists
- Biophysicists
- Blockchain Developers
- Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks
- Business Continuity Planners
- Chemists
- Chief Information Officers
- Chief Information Security Officers
- Chief Robotics Officer
- Clinical Data Managers
- Cloud Engineers
- Computer and Office Machine Service Technicians
- Computer and Video Game Designers
- Computer Network Administrators
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Support Service Owners
- Computer Support Specialists
- Computer Systems Programmer/Analysts
- Computer Trainers
- Credit Analysts
- Cryptocurrency Specialists
- Cryptographic Technicians
- Customer Success Managers
- Cybersecurity Architects
- Data Entry Clerks
- Data Processing Technicians
- Data Scientists
- Data Warehousing Specialists
- Database Specialists
- Deepfake Professionals
- Demographers
- Digital Agents
- Digital Workplace Experience Engineers
- Directors of Security
- Document Management Specialists
- Driverless Car Engineers
- Economists
- Electrical Engineering Technologists
- Electrical Engineers
- Electronics Engineering Technicians
- Electronics Engineers
- Electronics Service Technicians
- Embedded Systems Engineers
- Engineers
- Enterprise Architects
- ETL Developers
- Fiber Optics Technicians
- Financial Analysts
- Financial Planners
- Financial Quantitative Analysts
- Forensic Accountants and Auditors
- Full Stack Developers/Engineers
- Futurists
- Geodetic Surveyors
- Geophysicists
- Geospatial Analytics Specialists
- Graphic Designers
- Graphics Programmers
- Hardware Engineers
- Health Informaticists
- Help Desk Representatives
- Information Assurance Analysts
- Information Security Analysts
- Information Technology Consultants
- Information Technology Infrastructure Engineers
- Information Technology Project Managers
- Information Technology Security Consultants
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Developers
- Internet of Things Developers
- Internet Quality Assurance Specialists
- Internet Security Specialists
- Internet Transaction Specialists
- JavaScript Developers
- Machine Learning Engineers
- Mathematicians
- Mathematics Teachers
- Microelectronics Technicians
- Mobile Software Developers
- Model View Controller Developers
- Nanomaterials Scientists
- Network Operations Center Engineers
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- Nuclear Engineers
- Online Gambling Specialists
- Optical Engineers
- Personal Privacy Advisors
- Physicists
- Plasma Physicists
- Product Development Directors
- Product Management Directors
- Product Managers
- Product Owners
- Project Managers
- Radiation Protection Technicians
- Salesforce Developers
- Scrum Masters
- Security Consultants
- Semiconductor Technicians
- Site Reliability Engineers
- Smart Building Systems Designers
- Software Application Developers
- Software Designers
- Software Engineers
- Software Quality Assurance Testers
- Solutions Architects
- Statisticians
- Surveyors
- Systems Setup Specialists
- Tax Preparers
- Technical Support Specialists
- Technical Writers and Editors
- Technology Ethicists
- Unity Developers
- User Experience Designers
- Visual Interaction Designers
- Wireless Service Technicians