Who This Category Fits
- Veterans who enjoy metrics and reporting
- Career changers who want business-facing data roles
- Learners who prefer analytical work over pure product coding
Data Science & Analytics
Focus on analytics, reporting, modern data platforms, and practical data tooling aligned to mission reporting and structured analysis.
9 paths
Analytics
SQL
Dashboards
Pipelines
BI
How To Use This Category
- Start with one path that matches your current confidence level.
- Pick one tool stack from the cards below and build proof of work early.
- Use the compare tool if you are deciding between adjacent paths.
Learning Paths In This Category
Each path includes veteran relevance, roadmaps, tools, certifications, and related next steps.
Search Paths
Path Cards
Business Intelligence Analyst
Create stakeholder-facing dashboards and reporting systems that guide business decisions.
Beginner
3 to 6 weeks
Power BI
Tableau
Data Analyst
Turn business and operations data into insights, dashboards, and decision support.
Beginner
3 to 6 weeks
Excel
SQL
ETL / ELT Foundations
Learn the core patterns behind extracting, transforming, and loading data for reporting and operations.
Beginner
2 to 4 weeks
SQL
Python
Power BI
Create interactive dashboards, data models, and executive reporting for business operations and performance tracking.
Beginner
3 to 6 weeks
Power BI
Excel
R
Use R for statistical analysis, reporting, exploratory data analysis, and research-heavy workflows.
Beginner
2 to 4 weeks
R
RStudio
Data Engineer
Build data pipelines, transformation workflows, and dependable analytics-ready datasets.
Intermediate
6 to 10 weeks
Python
SQL
Databricks
Work with large-scale data processing, notebooks, and analytics engineering in Databricks environments.
Intermediate
4 to 8 weeks
Databricks
Apache Spark
Microsoft Fabric
Work with modern Microsoft analytics workloads spanning lakehouse, warehousing, real-time data, and BI.
Intermediate
4 to 8 weeks
Microsoft Fabric
Power BI
Snowflake
Use Snowflake for cloud data warehousing, analytics sharing, and scalable SQL workloads.
Intermediate
3 to 6 weeks
Snowflake
SQL
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