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Will AI replace data analysts?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting data analysts. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 391 live data analysts openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 38% of current data analysts openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
391live openings
38%ask for AI skills
19%remote
216companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: SQL, Python, Communication, Tableau, Business Intelligence, Statistics — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| WPP Media | 13 |
| Power Digital | 11 |
| Lyft | 9 |
| Inter Carreiras | 8 |
| Affirm | 7 |
| Sezzle | 7 |
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