Free Data Career Planner | Build Your 30/60/90-Day Plan

1. Where are you right now?

I'm in high school (matric or earlier), choosing subjects or a degree I'm in my 1st or 2nd year of a degree/diploma, deciding modules and direction I'm in my final year of a bachelor's degree or diploma, choosing a specialisation and applying for jobs/postgrad I'm doing Honours, a PGDip or a Master's, and getting ready for the job market I've graduated and I'm looking for my first data role I'm working in another field and want to pivot into data

Please make a selection to continue.

2. What field are you currently working in?

Your current role tells us which foundations you already have. Your plan will skip what you already know.

Business, operations, marketing, HR or another non-technical field Finance, banking, economics or a quantitative role (actuary, economist, quant analyst) Software development or IT (developer, systems engineer, sysadmin) Data analytics or reporting (BI analyst, reporting analyst, data analyst) Data science or machine learning (data scientist, ML researcher, statistician) Data or platform engineering (data engineer, backend engineer, MLOps engineer)

Please select your current field to continue.

How many years of experience do you have in this field?

Less than 1 year 1 to 3 years 3 to 6 years 6 or more years

3. What is your academic background?

Science, Engineering or Mathematics Commerce, Finance, Economics or Business Humanities, Social Sciences or another field IT, Computer Science or Software Development

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4. Which path are you aiming for?

Data Analyst, turning data into insights and dashboards Data Scientist, statistics, machine learning and modelling Data Engineer, building pipelines and data infrastructure AI / Machine Learning Engineer, building intelligent systems I'm not sure yet, suggest the best starting point

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5. Rate your level in each skill

None = not used it yet. Beginner = some exposure, not yet working-level. Proficient = comfortable and working with it, your plan will skip it.

6. How much time can you commit each week?

1 to 3 hours a week 4 to 7 hours a week 8 to 12 hours a week More than 12 hours a week