According to a massive study from MONEY and Payscale.com, SAS Analytics skills are the most valuable skills to have in today’s job market. The study “analyzed 54 million employee profiles, across 350 industries, with 15,000 job titles—from entry-level workers to top execs.” The result is a list of top 21 skills considered to be the most valuable by employers, with SAS skills topping the list. The study attributes this to the rise of big data, adding, “…companies can use this information to do things like target new customers, improve service, and offer more personalized products—as long as they employ folks who understand how to organize, analyze, and apply it.” Career opportunities abound as demand for SAS talent soars at more than 80,000 customer sites around the world. The study isolated “the specific skills (from a universe of about 2,300) correlated with higher pay, advancement, and career opportunity.” With an average pay boost of 6.1 percent, SAS was most valuable. Data mining and data modeling were also highly valuable skills, both of which are done with SAS. SAS training programs expand to address demand “As analytics has become part of the fabric of business, government and academia, we’ve launched a range of programs to meet growing talent deficits,” said SAS CEO Jim Goodnight. “At the same time, these programs are opening rewarding career opportunities to people around the world.” The Money/PayScale study isolated “the specific skills (from a universe of about 2,300) correlated with higher pay, advancement, and career opportunity.” Correlating with an average pay boost of 6.1 percent, SAS was most valuable. Data mining and data modeling were also highly valuable skills, both of which are accomplished using SAS.
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