Will AI Replace Data Analysts? AI Risk 65/100

Q: Will AI replace data analysts?

Data analysts get an AI risk score of 65 out of 100 (high risk). Expect a large share of the tasks to be automated in the next 5 to 10 years, with fewer people doing more.

High risk

The verdict

Expect a large share of the tasks to be automated in the next 5 to 10 years, with fewer people doing more.

What AI already does

AI writes SQL, builds charts and explains trends from plain-language questions.

What stays human

Knowing the business, choosing what matters and getting people to act.

What to learn next

Business domain knowledge, experiment design, data engineering.

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Sources: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025; IMF, "Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work" (2024); ILO, "Generative AI and Jobs" (2023, updated 2025); Eloundou et al., "GPTs are GPTs" (2023); Frey and Osborne, "The Future of Employment" (2013). Scores are RoboDoom's own estimates, see how we score.

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