profession file · read as its task mix
mostly machine territory
Data analyst
statistics
Data analysts pull data out of company systems, clean it, and turn it into reports and dashboards that other teams use to make decisions. AI now writes queries, cleans tables and drafts chart commentary and summaries, leaving the analyst to frame the question and check the answer.
The exposed part of the week
// tasks in this mix that sit in machine territory or moving fast
The part that gains value
// the shared and human ground in this job's mix
The full mix
// what fills this job's week ( ●●● core · ●● regular · ● occasional )
Safer ground: build these
// the future skills that shield this particular mix
Data
collecting, interpreting & processing of stats & info
Critical thinking
reasoning independently, informed by evidence
Math & logic
calculating, quantifying & using logic
Cause & effect
understanding & defining symptoms & underlying problems
Systems thinking
seeing patterns & creating models to handle complexity
AI literacy
understand how ai would affect us, for better or worse
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Home field
// the dossier(s) behind this profession
