Table 1Transition record

data analysttoartificial intelligence engineer

A data analyst already meets 31% of what the artificial intelligence engineer role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From data analyst

31%

Overlap1

To artificial intelligence engineer

19 Skills carried over

17 Required, not held

78.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 78.5

This move: 78.5 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the artificial intelligence engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the data analyst profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A artificial intelligence engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a data analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held business analytics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held information categorisation social sciences, journalism and information
already held use data processing techniques working with computers
already held data science information and communication technologies (icts)
already held deliver visual presentation of data communication, collaboration and creativity
already held information architecture information and communication technologies (icts)

All 19 carried skills, including the 14 the artificial intelligence engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 70 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information and communication technologies (icts) 8 required, 35 supplementary

required, not held Python (computer programming) required
required, not held principles of artificial intelligence required
required, not held algorithms required
required, not held artificial neural networks required
required, not held computer programming required
required, not held computer simulation required
required, not held systems development life-cycle required
required, not held task algorithmisation required

optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
optional, not held C# optional
optional, not held C++ optional
optional, not held COBOL optional
optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
optional, not held Common Lisp optional
optional, not held Erlang optional
optional, not held Groovy optional
optional, not held Haskell optional
optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
optional, not held JavaScript optional
optional, not held Lisp optional
optional, not held MATLAB optional
optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
optional, not held Objective-C optional
optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
optional, not held PHP optional
optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
optional, not held Perl optional
optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
optional, not held R optional
optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
optional, not held SAP R3 optional
optional, not held SAS language optional
optional, not held Scala optional
optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional
optional, not held Smalltalk (computer programming) optional
optional, not held Swift (computer programming) optional
optional, not held TypeScript optional
optional, not held VBScript optional
optional, not held Visual Basic optional
optional, not held database development tools optional
optional, not held computer vision optional
optional, not held deep learning optional

02 working with computers 3 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held apply ICT systems theory required
required, not held creatively use digital technologies required
required, not held develop statistical software required

optional, not held build recommender systems optional
optional, not held manage ICT data classification optional
optional, not held manage ICT semantic integration optional
optional, not held utilise machine learning optional
optional, not held perform dimensionality reduction optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held design process required
required, not held develop creative ideas required

optional, not held design application interfaces optional
optional, not held design database scheme optional
optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
optional, not held build business relationships optional

04 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse business requirements required
required, not held create data sets required

optional, not held build predictive models optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held business process modelling required

optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held Process-based management optional
optional, not held lean project management optional
optional, not held operational research optional

06 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held define technical requirements required

optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
optional, not held identify processes for re-engineering optional
optional, not held manage business knowledge optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a artificial intelligence engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse big data skill
already held data mining knowledge
already held data models knowledge
already held data science knowledge
already held deliver visual presentation of data skill
already held digital data processing skill
already held information architecture knowledge
already held information categorisation knowledge
already held information extraction knowledge
already held information structure knowledge
already held resource description framework query language knowledge
already held unstructured data knowledge
already held use data processing techniques skill
already held visual presentation techniques knowledge
already held LINQ knowledge
already held N1QL knowledge
already held SPARQL knowledge
already held business analytics knowledge
already held business intelligence knowledge

53 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held build recommender systems optional
optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
optional, not held C# optional
optional, not held C++ optional
optional, not held COBOL optional
optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
optional, not held Common Lisp optional
optional, not held Erlang optional
optional, not held Groovy optional
optional, not held Haskell optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
optional, not held JavaScript optional
optional, not held Lisp optional
optional, not held MATLAB optional
optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
optional, not held Objective-C optional
optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
optional, not held PHP optional
optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
optional, not held Perl optional
optional, not held Process-based management optional
optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
optional, not held R optional
optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
optional, not held SAP R3 optional
optional, not held SAS language optional
optional, not held Scala optional
optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional
optional, not held Smalltalk (computer programming) optional
optional, not held Swift (computer programming) optional
optional, not held TypeScript optional
optional, not held VBScript optional
optional, not held Visual Basic optional
optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
optional, not held build predictive models optional
optional, not held database development tools optional
optional, not held design application interfaces optional

13 further entries not listed here

48 held skills the artificial intelligence engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Hadoop knowledge
not needed by the target role LDAP knowledge
not needed by the target role MDX knowledge
not needed by the target role XQuery knowledge
not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role collect ICT data skill
not needed by the target role create data models skill
not needed by the target role data engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role data ethics knowledge
not needed by the target role data quality assessment knowledge
not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
not needed by the target role data visualisation software knowledge
not needed by the target role database knowledge
not needed by the target role define data quality criteria skill
not needed by the target role documentation types knowledge
not needed by the target role establish data processes skill
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role game theory knowledge
not needed by the target role gather data for forensic purposes skill
not needed by the target role handle data samples skill
not needed by the target role healthcare analytics knowledge
not needed by the target role image recognition knowledge
not needed by the target role implement data quality processes skill
not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
not needed by the target role integrate ICT data skill
not needed by the target role interpret current data skill
not needed by the target role make data-driven decisions skill
not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
not needed by the target role manage data skill
not needed by the target role manage data collection systems skill
not needed by the target role manage quantitative data skill
not needed by the target role marketing analytics knowledge
not needed by the target role multidisciplinary research knowledge
not needed by the target role normalise data skill
not needed by the target role online analytical processing knowledge
not needed by the target role perform data cleansing skill
not needed by the target role perform data mining skill
not needed by the target role query languages knowledge
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill

8 further entries not listed here

49 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held Python (computer programming) required
required, not held business process modelling required
required, not held principles of artificial intelligence required
required, not held algorithms required
required, not held artificial neural networks required
required, not held computer programming required
required, not held computer simulation required
required, not held systems development life-cycle required
required, not held task algorithmisation required
optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
optional, not held C# optional
optional, not held C++ optional
optional, not held COBOL optional
optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
optional, not held Common Lisp optional
optional, not held Erlang optional
optional, not held Groovy optional
optional, not held Haskell optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
optional, not held JavaScript optional
optional, not held Lisp optional
optional, not held MATLAB optional
optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
optional, not held Objective-C optional
optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
optional, not held PHP optional
optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
optional, not held Perl optional
optional, not held Process-based management optional
optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
optional, not held R optional
optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
optional, not held SAP R3 optional
optional, not held SAS language optional
optional, not held Scala optional
optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional
optional, not held Smalltalk (computer programming) optional

9 further entries not listed here

Index

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Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.