Career moves · 231,145 postings · 163 markets · 2026-07-16
Where can your career go next?
Search the role you're in. We count what employers ask for across 231,145 active postings, then show you the markets one step away: how big each one is, and exactly which skills you'd need to add.
What this is and isn't
Markets sit close together when employers on both sides ask for the same skills, measured across 350 normalized skills. This is not a record of people moving between them. That would need career histories we don't have. A close market also isn't automatically a good move. Skills counted are the ones postings list explicitly, so every figure is a floor.
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Data Scientist
964 open jobs·533 employers
10 markets are one step away
These are the 10 careers with the highest skill overlap with Data Scientist. Bigger circles mean more openings; careers closer to the center require fewer new skills.
Among nearby careers, Data Engineer has the most openings (1,136), while Data Analyst requires the fewest new skills.
Skill transition
How much each market's required skills differ from your
current role.
- Very close2
- Close8
Larger circles = more open jobs, from 112 to 1,136 here.
TapSelect a market to put it at the center.
Data Analyst
from Data Scientist
Excellent match
Very close
Among the 2 closest moves from Data Scientist.
545
openings in Data Analyst
6
skills you already have
2
skills to learn
4
skills to strengthen
You already have
Data ScientistData Analystshare of postingssql
61%61%
statistical analysis
46%50%
business intelligence
12%46%
data engineering
37%29%
tableau
10%28%
snowflake
8%13%
You'll need to learn
- dashboardsasked for in 62% of Data Analyst postings
- data governanceasked for in 11% of Data Analyst postings
Strengthen what you have
- statistical analysis46% → 50%
- business intelligence12% → 46%
- tableau10% → 28%
- snowflake8% → 13%
How much work is out there
Data Scientist964Data Analyst545This market has 1.8x fewer postings than yours.
Smaller than the market you're in, but 6 of the skills it asks for are ones you already have.
What to do next
1 · Learn
dashboards
Asked for in 62% of Data Analyst postings, and 1 other new skill.
2 · Strengthen
statistical analysis
46% of Data Scientist postings ask for it, against 50% of Data Analyst.
3 · Look at the work
545 Data Analyst postings
Observed active in this snapshot.
964 Data Scientist postings · 545 Data Analyst postings · 350 normalized skills · snapshot 2026-07-16
Methodology
What is this based on?
231,145 live job postings from 28,870 employers across 163 markets, captured 2026-07-16. Skills come from each posting's stated requirements.
How is distance calculated?
Each market becomes a profile of the skills its postings request, and markets are compared by how much those profiles overlap (an IDF-weighted cosine similarity, so skills that appear in almost every role count for less). The closest markets sit nearest the center, grouped into five bands from Very close to Different field.
What do the skill lists mean?
Shared skills are the ones both roles commonly ask for. Skills to learn are the ones the target market asks for that your current role doesn't, ranked by how much more often they come up.
What isn't included?
Years of experience, seniority, salary, portfolio or certification requirements, or how competitive a role is to land. Skill overlap is one axis of a move, not the whole picture.
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