[00:03] the laptop and [music] walks away from the spreadsheet is earning up to 22 18. >> Here's how that happens. Sales drop and the boss tells two analysts to fix [music] it. One opens a spreadsheet and
[00:18] finds which region fell. The other walks onto the sales floor and finds out why [music] reps stopped closing. One finds the where, the other finds the why. Now the money. Globally in 2026, data analysts start around $75,000 and reach
[00:32] about $125,000. Business analysts start at 55 to 65,000 and cross 100,000 at senior level. In the US, the government puts median [music] with 9% job growth through 2034. Three
[00:49] times the average job. In India, entry pay is almost identical, four to seven lakh for both. By mid-level, data analysts edge ahead. But in banking and >> business analysts pull ahead. One catch,
[01:03] India has more data analyst openings, about 48,000 against 35,000. So which one are you? Love SQL, [music] Power BI, and Tableau? Go data. Always asking, "But why?" in meetings? Go business. The best move is to learn a little of both
[01:19] the person who can read the numbers and talk to the team is the one who gets talk to the team is the one who gets promoted.