2.5 What’s Next?

Now that you have learned the basic personality traits required for a big data profession and the general career paths you can follow to become a big data analyst, it’s time to focus on technical qualifications.

Let’s get familiar with big data tools, techniques, and what being a data scientist means in the context of technical skills. All of the professionals mentioned in the following sections acquired technical skills before becoming prosperous in their chosen fields of data science. As you continue to read about a potential career path in big data, remember that obtaining a rewarding and successful career requires both personality traits and technical skills.