Tools & technologies for a Data Analyst
Mapped to the ONET occupation Business Intelligence Analysts (ONET 15-2051.01, SOC 15-2051).
How to read this list
These are the software and technologies ONET associates with this occupation. "Hot Technology" and "In Demand" are ONET's flags for technologies that appear frequently in employer job postings for the occupation — they describe what's commonly listed, not a hiring guarantee or a required checklist.
Tools & technologies by category
Analytical or scientific software
| Tool | O*NET flags |
|---|
| SAS | Hot Technology, In Demand |
Business intelligence and data analysis software
| Tool | O*NET flags |
|---|
| Microsoft Power BI | Hot Technology, In Demand |
| Tableau | Hot Technology, In Demand |
| Alteryx software | Hot Technology |
Customer relationship management CRM software
| Tool | O*NET flags |
|---|
| Salesforce software | Hot Technology, In Demand |
Data base management system software
| Tool | O*NET flags |
|---|
| Amazon DynamoDB | Hot Technology |
Data base user interface and query software
| Tool | O*NET flags |
|---|
| Amazon Web Services AWS software | Hot Technology, In Demand |
| Structured query language SQL | Hot Technology, In Demand |
| Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 | Hot Technology |
| Amazon Redshift | Hot Technology |
Data mining software
| Tool | O*NET flags |
|---|
| Snowflake | Hot Technology, In Demand |
Development environment software
| Tool | O*NET flags |
|---|
| Microsoft Azure software | Hot Technology, In Demand |
Document management software
| Tool | O*NET flags |
|---|
| Adobe Acrobat | Hot Technology |
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
| Tool | O*NET flags |
|---|
| SAP software | Hot Technology, In Demand |
Object or component oriented development software
| Tool | O*NET flags |
|---|
| Python | Hot Technology, In Demand |
| R | Hot Technology, In Demand |
Office suite software
| Tool | O*NET flags |
|---|
| Microsoft Office software | Hot Technology, In Demand |
Presentation software
| Tool | O*NET flags |
|---|
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Hot Technology, In Demand |
Spreadsheet software
| Tool | O*NET flags |
|---|
| Microsoft Excel | Hot Technology, In Demand |
Web platform development software
| Tool | O*NET flags |
|---|
| AJAX | Hot Technology |
Sources
- National Center for ONET Development — ONET 30.3 Database: https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html (retrieved 2026-06-12)
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