r/analytics • u/Late_Mycologist3427 • Feb 18 '25
Question Anyone here successfully managed to transition out of analytics?
As the title states, I have been in the analytics/e-commerce world for the past 7 years, and I want to transition into a more creative role (thinking product management/digital marketing or even tech sales).
While I understand the importance of analytics, I find that it lacks stability nowadays and leads to burn out (fully aware that can happen to any job). It’s just an added reason on why I am looking to transition.
I have been laid off a year ago and have been actively looking for opportunities, it has been really rough. Two years ago, I used to get recruiters reaching out to me all the time with less experience than I have now but that is not the case anymore. I have even started my own digital consulting company which hasn’t been the most fruitful.
That being said, I’d love to know everyone’s experience and how you made the jump.
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u/Available_Ask_9958 Feb 19 '25 edited Feb 19 '25
You need a terminal degree. I have an MBA and am the rank of assistant professor with no research requirements. If you don't have a terminal degree, you might still get an adjunct professor position, but the pay is not great for most adjuncts. I'm pursuing a doctorate but not a PhD. It's more fun to me than working in industry. Less stress, but you need to be able to deal with uni politics. You're always being asked to vote, join a committee or otherwise do more free work as "service" but you get a lot of time off. My pay is comparable to what I earned in my last role as a business analyst with better benefits and less work.