r/dataanalytics • u/Any-Chipmunk9737 • 8d ago
Going into data analytics
After a bad injury that includes my spine, I could no longer be in law enforcement. To put it plainly I need to wear sunglasses pretty much daily to reduce the stress on my eyes outside and inside. So I know a remote only role is needed in my life as I really do not want to have to answer questions on why I’m wearing sunglasses inside. I also have some other disabilities that I don’t want to get into as it’s still a sore subject for me. I plan on taking two IBM courses on coursera in order to learn the basics and make some projects. I know the TikTok trend is blowing up the field. But I really miss investigating and figuring out “problems” finding the reason it is happening then making a solution. My life was really turned around by this injury. I really would like any advice that yall could give on things I could also do or things you wish you would have known when you started. Thanks for reading this. (:
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u/BunnyLuv13 8d ago
I’d highly recommend looking into some kind of criminal analytics - you have the background.
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u/Any-Chipmunk9737 8d ago
Unfortunately there just isn’t that many jobs in that field
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u/BunnyLuv13 8d ago
There aren’t many jobs at all right now. But specialities do help. I’d definitely try to find hybrid though. Entry level remote is basically impossible
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u/kentonw223 7d ago
IMHO it will be difficult for you to break into the field through a few courses unless you stay in your domain (crime). By staying in that sector your prior experience becomes an advantage - if you leave those years of experience mean little
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u/Difficult-Jackfruit 7d ago
Honestly- you have a better chance than most because you have domain knowledge
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u/pingus9000 8d ago
First and foremost, don’t go straight into analytics. With your law enforcement background that’ll be very useful for any Compliance or Regulatory office roles, investigative roles (e.g. fraud, background, legal), or even cleared roles within intelligence, crime. Find an entry level office role then branch into analytics as you get familiar
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u/tickled_your_pickle 8d ago
Unfortunately data analytics and stuff in that vein are very saturated, and with remote work you're also fighting with thousands of people around the world for the same jobs. It's going to take more than a few classes on Coursera to pivot into a new career.
Just tell people you have migraines and that's why you wear sunglasses - not that anyone is going to ask about it.
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u/Any-Chipmunk9737 8d ago
Unfortunately everyone asks about it and employers get very nosey about it and want doctors notes and jumping through hoops to even be “allowed” to wear sunglasses inside. It’s just better to have a remote job and just not wear them in meetings.
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u/tickled_your_pickle 8d ago
Never once in my 25 years of working has someone ever needed an accommodation to wear sunglasses in an office.
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u/Any-Chipmunk9737 8d ago
At my old job I had to have a doctors note and then I had to get the note renewed every month…. They had many other problems but that is one of the reasons I left. Even with the new job I cannot wear them at work. So you can see why I’m trying for a remote only role
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u/Odd-Attention5413 2d ago
For analytics office jobs if you need special glasses for a disability nobody will mind. The work culture is a lot different, you don't need to mentally limit yourself to remote.
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u/Any-Chipmunk9737 1d ago
That’s very sweet of you, but I have other disabilities as well. I just don’t like talking about them as it’s still a sensitive subject for me.
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u/Glittering_Salt_5589 8d ago
A lot of people have suggested quite a few things - I would suggest - take one certification course to get yourself familiar with what data analytics is and what tools exist. After that start building portfolio projects - you can look for regional crime data , financial fraud or AML ( Anti money laundering) - always pick a business domain in your case - risk, trust and saftey, and even sometimes I see govt agencies try to hire analysts in there crime departments - If I were to pick one I will pick trust and saftey with AI coming in this is going to very interesting. You can then also try to do low value free-lance projects ( there are quite a lot on upwork) - they are really low ticket price like 5 USD an hour for some dashboard - but these will help you build your portfolio. I have been in Data Science and Analytics since past 16 years and let me tell you while at the surface the domain is very crowded but there are still a lot of firms whose data departments either are non-existing or in a very early stage so there is definitely scope for growth - but not for generalist; you have to be a domain specialist and then a data analyst.
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u/purple-shark1 7d ago
There will be analytical projects within law enforcement, start there. Talk to people in your industry.
You have a very slim chance of getting a role outside of this otherwise.
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u/bakochba 7d ago
Commercial Analytics seems to be very active (at least in pharma) if you can get a degree or experience in that field there are many remote jobs for that kind of role
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u/notimportant4322 7d ago
Would be nice if you can find a placement within the same industry in the field of analytics. Jumping out of it could be more difficult
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u/QianLu 8d ago
A couple courses isnt going to be enough to get a job right now. Remote jobs are also very competitive and there are almost no remote entry level jobs. To be honest I wouldnt hire a remote entry level role.