From the course: Data Analysis: Investigate with SQL
Why learn SQL today? - SQL Tutorial
From the course: Data Analysis: Investigate with SQL
Why learn SQL today?
- The ability to leverage and act on data has made a powerful difference in today's business world. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projected a nearly 28% growth rate in jobs requiring data analytics and data science skills by 2026. But as demand for data expertise has grown, so has the gap between the number of people with these skills and the number of roles to fill. This means your opportunity is right now. Here are the top five reasons for learning SQL. It allows you to help organizations become data-driven. It allows you to manage and analyze data for strategic decision-making. SQL helps you save time and become more efficient. It allows you to understand database management systems. SQL gives you transferable skills, a competitive edge, and greater job security. In this course, we'll learn how to think strategically as data analysts by using SQL commands like select, from, where, order by, and limit in order to solve the case of a stolen painting. Hi, I'm Walter Shields. Join me as we put on our detective hats to investigate the crime and crack the case.
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