{"id":165165,"date":"2022-12-06T18:14:43","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T17:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=165165"},"modified":"2023-02-08T17:52:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T16:52:51","slug":"data-scientist-vs-data-analyst-what-are-the-main-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-scientist-vs-data-analyst-what-are-the-main-differences","title":{"rendered":"Data Scientist vs Data Analyst : What are the main differences?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"165165\" class=\"elementor elementor-165165\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69a307 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e69a307\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721a00b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"721a00b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discover all the differences between these two key positions in Data Science : <\/span><b>Data Analyst <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Data Scientist<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Tasks, skills, salary, training, etc. Here you will find a detailed comparison between these two professions in the field of Big Data.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The professions of Data Scientist and Data Analyst are among the <\/span><b>most sought-after<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the field of <\/span><b>Big Data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-science-definition-issues-and-use-cases\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Data Science<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. However, these two roles are often mistakenly confused with each other. There are key differences between the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-analyst-job-description\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Data Analyst<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-scientist-salary\">Data Scientist<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Here are the most important ones.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a602b3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1a602b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/xC-c7E5PK0Y&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;display:flex;border:none;background-color:#000}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio);-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover;-o-object-position:center center;object-position:center center}@supports not (aspect-ratio:1\/1){.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:0;padding-bottom:calc(100% \/ var(--video-aspect-ratio))}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0}}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88f502a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"88f502a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e121d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"b7e121d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707904e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"707904e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do they have the same objectives and way of working?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f9068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5f9068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the title suggests, a data analyst\u2019s job is to analyze data. In addition, they have technical skills and many skills in <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/dataviz-definition-objectives-and-uses\">data visualization<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The data scientist goes one step further and has even more extensive programming skills.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often, the analysis focuses on data that comes from a single source, such as a <\/span><b>CRM system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A data scientist, on the other hand, examines data from a variety of unrelated sources.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While a data analyst merely processes the tasks set by his company, the data scientist identifies <\/span><b>questions himself<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the processing of which will be of great benefit to the company. In addition, the Data Scientist excels in the <\/span><b>development of statistical models<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the mastery of <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/machine-learning-what-is-it-and-why-does-it-change-the-world\">Machine Learning<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In summary, the Data Scientist can be understood as a <\/span><b>more advanced form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Data Analyst. The data scientist has more independence and must demonstrate greater creativity and technical expertise.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3901117 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3901117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-analyst-course\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start an online Data Analyst training course<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1f08a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b1f08a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add34cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"add34cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5685da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5685da3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Skills distinguish a Data Analyst from a Data scientist?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3772846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3772846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both the profession of data analyst and that of data scientist require comprehension, knowledge of mathematics and software technology, a basic <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/algorithm-what-is-it\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>understanding of algorithms<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a certain talent for communication.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The data analyst uses the programming languages Python, R, SQL, HTML, and JavaScript. He also uses spreadsheet programs such as <\/span><b>Excel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/seaborn_and_data_visualization\">data visualization tools<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as Tableau. He is <\/span><b>proficient in SQL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and has a scientific curiosity that enables him to tell a story based on the data.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For his part, the data scientist has all the <\/span><b>skills of the analyst<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in terms of modeling, analysis, mathematics, statistics, and computer science. In addition, however, he brings other professional skills with him.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the languages used by the Data Analyst, the Data Scientist uses SAS, MatLab, Pig, Hive, and Scala. This also gives him the ability to <\/span><b>understand business problems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and communicate his findings to IT teams and management using Dataviz.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Data Scientist can influence the way an organization faces challenges. Furthermore, the Data Scientist uses <\/span><b>distributed computing frameworks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as Hadoop and has valuable machine-learning skills.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3816cda elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3816cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554eee3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"554eee3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a5c4e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a5c4e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the responsibilities of a Data Analyst and Data Scientist?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45410e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a45410e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A data analyst has to write <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/sql-learn-all-about-the-programming-language-for-databases\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SQL<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> queries to find solutions to his company\u2019s challenges. He sifts through and analyzes the data available to the company to <\/span><b>identify correlations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>discover trends<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His role is also to <\/span><b>identify data quality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> issues and implement new metrics to better understand business performance. He coordinates with the data engineering teams to compile new data. Finally, he <\/span><b>designs and creates data reports<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> using various \u201creporting\u201d tools to help his company make better decisions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Data Scientist has more responsibility. His job is to use data to create new services and products, new ways, and opportunities for the <\/span><b>growth and development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of his company. In this way, the data scientist can identify problems and challenges that can be solved with the help of data.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is also responsible for cleaning and structuring the data so that it is suitable for analysis. If the data sets are scattered or disjointed, it is the analyst\u2019s job to fix the problem by creating some uniformity. He also has to <\/span><b>develop new analysis methods<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>machine learning models<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the title suggests, the Data Scientist is a scientist. Therefore, he must conduct experiments and tests every day. Finally, he <\/span><b>creates reports<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and data visualizations from the results of his analyses, which he presents to the management in the form of a clear and understandable narrative.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5787314 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5787314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-scientist-course\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start an online Data Scientist training course<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dec9d08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dec9d08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e67448 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0e67448\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c574d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8c574d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What can you expect to earn as a Data Analyst or Data Scientist?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5a71d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5a71d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Data Scientist has more responsibility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than the Data Analyst and has more comprehensive skills. Therefore, it is not surprising that his salary is higher.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average salary of a data analyst in the US is <\/span><b>around $60,000<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> per year, according to PayScale, Glassdoor, and Salary.com. In France, it varies between \u20ac37,000 and \u20ac65,000 per year, depending on experience level, according to a survey of <\/span><b>CAC 40\u2019s companies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the average salary of a data analyst depends strongly on their specialization: Financial analyst, market research analyst, business analyst\u2026 As a rule, financial analysts are the <\/span><b>best-paid specialists<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As far as the Data Scientist is concerned, the average annual salary in the <\/span><b>USA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is over 100,000 US dollars, according to Glassdoor, Payscale, and Indeed. In <\/span><b>Germany<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the salary of a Data Scientist ranges between 42,000 and 57,000 euros per year. An experienced expert in the field of data science can expect a salary between 60,000 and 80,000 euros per year.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, at first glance, the salary difference between these two professions seems to be much less pronounced in Germany than in the US. While the Data Scientist <\/span><b>earns twice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as much as the Analyst in the US, their salaries in Germany would be almost identical!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, many European companies employ data analysts under the job title of <\/span><b>data scientists<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This lack of clarity contributes to the fact that the theoretical average salary is lower. 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