Data analytics often gives us the glimpse of those long mathematical calculations, bar graphs and loads of statistical work. Your imagination is somehow right, but if you love playing with numbers then this is the apt field for you. We are living in a technology driven world where every important discussion, decision and policy is a result of the current situation which is measured through data analysis. Pertaining to this, the role of the data analyst is the coming future would be extremely demanding. The data analysts are not just restricted to one field i.e there are data analyst both from science and commerce fields. The various data analyst can be data management professional, data engineer, business analyst, machine learning and data scientist. The responsibilities of a data analyst can be like work closely with IT team and management, gather data from primary and secondary resources, clean the gathered data, analyse and interpret the results using desired tools and techniques, identifying the trends, co-relations and patterns in the results, prepare concise data reports, design and create relational database, correct the code problems and data elated issues. The salary packages depend upon the job responsibilities handled by the data analyst. The maximum package for a data analyst could be 45,45,664 INR. Most candidates for entry-level jobs will need a bachelor’s degree in math, statistics computer science, information management, finance or economics. All of these subjects place a heavy emphasis on statistical and analytical skills. So if you think, that this is your area, then apply for it as soon as you can!