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Data Analyst Resume Examples

A data analyst resume should show your tools near the top, such as SQL, Excel, Python or R, and Tableau, Power BI or Looker, then prove them with questions answered: the data you worked with, what you built and the decision it changed. Entry-level analysts lead with projects and certificates, such as the Google Data Analytics Certificate or Microsoft's Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300); experienced analysts lead with business impact and the teams they support.

Entry-level data analystExperienced data analystSenior data analyst

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Sample resume

Entry-level data analyst resume example

For a graduate with a data internship, research work and a public portfolio project.

Aisha Rahman

Data Analyst

Columbus, OH · (614) 555-0124 · aisha.rahman@email.com · github.com/aisharahman

Economics graduate with a data analytics internship, two years of research assistant work and a public portfolio in SQL, Python and Tableau. Hold the Google Data Analytics Certificate and Microsoft PL-300, and like turning messy data into a clear answer someone uses.

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Skills

  • Analysis: SQL, Python (pandas), R, Excel, Statistics
  • Visualization: Tableau, Power BI

Work Experience

  • Data Analyst Intern

    Buckeye Grocers · Columbus, OH

    Jun 2025 – Aug 2025

    • Analyzed 18 months of loyalty card data in SQL to find which promotions brought lapsed shoppers back.

    • Built a Power BI dashboard of weekly promotion results that the merchandising team reviews every Monday.

    • Cleaned and documented three vendor data files so the team could join them reliably.

  • Research Assistant, Economics Department

    Central Ohio University · Columbus, OH

    Jan 2024 – May 2025

    • Cleaned and merged county census and employment data in R for a professor's labor market study.

    • Ran regressions and built charts for two working papers.

    • Wrote the data dictionary the next research assistant used.

Projects

  • Columbus 311 Requests Analysis

    Personal project

    Sep 2025 – Nov 2025

    github.com/aisharahman/columbus-311

    • Analyzed 400,000 city service requests in SQL and Python to map response times by neighborhood.

    • Published an interactive Tableau Public dashboard with a short write-up of the findings.

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, Economics

    Central Ohio University · Columbus, OH

    Aug 2021 – May 2025

Certifications

  • Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate

    Google (Coursera)

    Dec 2025

  • Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300)

    Microsoft

    Mar 2026

Sample resume

Experienced data analyst resume example

For an analyst with a few years of business impact who owns reporting and an experimentation program.

Owen Fletcher

Data Analyst · E-commerce and Marketing Analytics

Atlanta, GA · (470) 555-0116 · owen.fletcher@email.com · linkedin.com/in/owenfletcher

Data analyst with six years in e-commerce and logistics analytics. Write SQL and Python daily, own the company's Tableau reporting, and run the A/B testing program for checkout and pricing. My analyses led to a carrier change, a new checkout and a revised promotion calendar.

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Skills

  • Analysis: SQL, Python, A/B testing, Statistics, Excel
  • Data and BI: Tableau, BigQuery, dbt, Looker

Work Experience

  • Data Analyst

    Magnolia Home Goods · Atlanta, GA

    Apr 2022 – Present

    • Analyzed 2M orders in SQL and found late deliveries drove a third of cancellations, which led to a carrier change.

    • Designed and analyzed 12 A/B tests on checkout, including one that lifted conversion 6%.

    • Own Tableau reporting used weekly by 40 managers, replacing five manual Excel reports.

    • Built dbt models in BigQuery for orders and customers, cutting dashboard load times from minutes to seconds.

  • Junior Data Analyst

    Southern Freight Partners · Atlanta, GA

    Jul 2020 – Mar 2022

    • Wrote Python scripts to clean and merge three CRM exports nightly, ending two hours of manual work a day.

    • Built weekly on-time delivery reports for 12 regional managers.

    • Answered 15-20 ad hoc data requests a month from sales and operations.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Statistics

    Southern Pines University · Macon, GA

    Aug 2016 – May 2020

Sample resume

Senior data analyst resume example

For a senior analyst who leads analytics for a team, owns company metrics and mentors other analysts.

Natasha Ivanova

Senior Data Analyst · Product and Growth Analytics

Austin, TX · (512) 555-0163 · natasha.ivanova@email.com · linkedin.com/in/natashaivanova

Senior data analyst with eight years in product and growth analytics at consumer subscription companies. Lead analytics for the growth team, set the metric definitions the company reports on, and mentor three analysts.

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Skills

  • Analysis: SQL, Python, Experiment design, Causal inference, Forecasting
  • Tools: Looker, Amplitude, Snowflake, dbt
  • Leadership: Metric definitions, Mentoring

Work Experience

  • Senior Data Analyst, Growth

    Bluebonnet Streaming · Austin, TX

    Sep 2021 – Present

    • Lead analytics for a 25-person growth team: experiment design, readouts and quarterly planning.

    • Defined the active subscriber and churn metrics now used in board reporting, replacing three conflicting versions.

    • Built the churn model behind targeted save offers, cutting monthly voluntary churn from 6.1% to 5.2%.

    • Mentor three analysts and review their SQL and experiment readouts.

  • Data Analyst

    Lonestar Fitness App · Austin, TX

    Jun 2018 – Aug 2021

    • Found the onboarding step that lost 30% of new users using SQL and Amplitude; the redesign won back half of them.

    • Built a weekly demand forecast in Python for in-app promotions.

    • Agreed one definition of customer acquisition cost with marketing across five channels.

Education

  • Master of Science, Business Analytics

    Hill Country University · Austin, TX

    Aug 2017 – May 2018

  • Bachelor of Science, Mathematics

    Hill Country University · Austin, TX

    Aug 2013 – May 2017

The people and employers in these samples are fictional. The licenses, tools and duties are the real ones employers ask for, so replace every detail with your own.

How to write a data analyst resume

  1. 1

    Put your core tools in the skills section: SQL first, then Excel, Python or R, and a BI tool such as Tableau, Power BI or Looker

  2. 2

    For every bullet, name the question, the method and the decision or result

  3. 3

    Give scale: rows or tables, data sources, and how many people use your dashboards

  4. 4

    Link a portfolio or GitHub with two or three projects that use real, messy data

  5. 5

    Early in your career, list certificates such as the Google Data Analytics Certificate or Microsoft PL-300

Weak and strong data analyst bullet points

A duty says what the job was. A strong bullet says what you did, how much of it, and what changed.

The numbers in these examples are illustrative, not real results. Use your own, and only ones you can explain in an interview.

Weak

Made dashboards

Strong

Built a Tableau dashboard on three years of order data that 40 managers use weekly, replacing five manual Excel reports

Weak

Analyzed data

Strong

Analyzed 2M orders in SQL and found late deliveries drove a third of cancellations, which led to a carrier change

Weak

Ran tests

Strong

Designed and analyzed 12 A/B tests on the checkout flow, including one that lifted conversion 6%

More data analyst bullets to adapt

Each one follows action, task and result. Swap in your own numbers: an employer may ask about any of them.

The numbers in these examples are illustrative, not real results. Use your own, and only ones you can explain in an interview.

Data Cleaning

Wrote Python scripts that clean and merge three CRM exports nightly, ending two hours of manual work a day

Forecasting

Built a weekly demand forecast in Python that cut overstock on 300 products by 18%

Stakeholders

Agreed one definition of customer acquisition cost with marketing across five channels

Data Modeling

Built dbt models in BigQuery for orders and customers, cutting dashboard load times from minutes to seconds

Keywords employers use for data analyst roles

  • SQL
  • Python
  • Excel
  • Tableau
  • Power BI
  • Data Visualization
  • A/B Testing
  • Data Cleaning
  • Dashboards
  • Stakeholder Reporting

Templates for data analyst resumes

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Data Analyst resume questions

How do I write a data analyst resume with no experience?

Build two or three portfolio projects with real public data, such as city open data, and describe each like a job: the question, the tools (SQL, Python, Tableau) and what you found. Add a certificate such as the Google Data Analytics Certificate or Microsoft PL-300, and any analysis from school or past jobs, even an Excel report you built.

Which skills matter most on a data analyst resume?

Start with SQL, then Excel, a BI tool such as Tableau or Power BI, and Python or R if the posting asks for them. Communication matters too, so show a time your analysis changed a decision. List only tools you can use in a technical interview.

Should I include a portfolio link on a data analyst resume?

Yes, if it shows clean, explained work. Link a GitHub or portfolio page with two or three projects, each with a short write-up of the question, the method and the result. A hiring manager may open only one, so put your best project first.

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