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Epidemiologist != Data Analyst

Epidemiologist != Data Analyst

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Dr. Kimberly Deas
Apr 07, 2025
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Image shows a Black woman Epidemiologist with Epi images and a Black woman Data Scientist with Data images.

In the light of all the drastic job changes at the federal level, there's an understandable concern for deciding one's next step career wise. And lately, I've noticed quite a few posts drawing an equivalence between being an epidemiologist and being a data analyst. Not only are the positions different they are far from equivalent. Yes, skills in one rol…

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