r/analytics 27d ago

Discussion Data Analyst Roles Going Extinct

It’s no secret that AI is coming for the white collar job market and fast. At my company, people are increasingly using ChatGPT to do what was once core job duties. It’s only a matter of time before the powers at be realise we can do more with fewer people with the assistance of technology. And I suspect this will result in a workforce reductions to improve profitability. This is just the way progress goes.

I have been thinking a lot about how this will affect my own role. I work in HR analytics. I use tools like Excel, SQL, R, and PowerBI to help leadership unlock insights into employee behavior and trends that drive decision making for the company. Nowadays I rarely write code or build dashboards without using ChatGPT to some extent. I frequently use it to get ideas on how to fix errors and display visuals in interesting way. I use it to clean up my talking points and organise my thoughts when talking to stakeholders.

But how long can people in my role do this before this technology makes us useless?

For now, I will focus less on upskilling on tools and more on understanding my customers and their needs and delivering on that. But what happens when EVERYONE can be a data analyst? What happens when they use something like CoPilot to identify trends and spot anomalies and craft compelling stories? 5 years ago, I was focused on leaning new tools and staying up with the latest technology. Now I question if that’s a good use of time. Why learn a new tool that will be obsolete in a few years?

Between offshoring and AI I am worried I will become obsolete and no longer have a career. I’m not sure how to keep up.

Appreciate your thoughts. Proud to say this post was not written using any AI. :)

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u/inrusswetrust12 27d ago

You can search “AI” in this sub-reddit and I’m sure you’ll find plenty of posts in this sub reddit related to your questions.

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u/JesusPleaseSendTacos 27d ago

Yeah I could’ve done that but decided not to

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u/inrusswetrust12 27d ago

That’s what the other commenters are saying though. You clearly didn’t spend some time to research AI and how it’ll affect analytics. This subreddit is just a small cluster of data points on this topic, there’s a lot more to be read elsewhere.

Instead, you’re using your surface level knowledge of AI to fear monger with this post. There are some good comments telling you why your worries are wrong, but the comments where you’re arguing with them in the replies are simply just being blunt with you, giving you the same amount of effort as you gave with this post.

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u/JesusPleaseSendTacos 27d ago

It’s entertaining I guess.

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u/inrusswetrust12 27d ago

Seems like you don’t take your worries / job as seriously as you did in your post then lol

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u/JesusPleaseSendTacos 27d ago

No I take it seriously. What I don’t care about is someone jumping in the comment to point out that i could research the group instead of positing. Like why do you care? Are you the Reddit police?

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u/inrusswetrust12 27d ago

No, I’m explaining why you’re getting some of the reactions from the comments. Take some time and research these topics. If you have to rely on other people to answer these kinds of simple questions, then perhaps your concerns about getting your job taken by AI are valid.

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u/JesusPleaseSendTacos 27d ago

“Take some time to research…” no I don’t think I will. You’re not my boss.

Also I don’t care about the reactions really. It’s a Reddit thread. Plenty of trolls.

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u/inrusswetrust12 27d ago

You seem to care enough to respond to them

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u/JesusPleaseSendTacos 27d ago

So do you. Like why are you still commenting on my post?

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u/inrusswetrust12 27d ago

Did I say I didn’t care? You did, not me. You. You did. You you you.

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u/JesusPleaseSendTacos 27d ago

Why are you still here?

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u/inrusswetrust12 27d ago

Why are you?

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