What is the Data & Technology career cluster?

Careers in Data & Technology involve information analysis, critical thinking, and programming to illuminate issues and trends, solve complex real-world problems, and drive innovation. This cluster includes roles and responsibilities relating to computer systems, hardware, software, statistics, mathematics, programming, video game development, and data analytics.

Data & Technology professionals are in huge demand, and serve increasingly vital functions within a vast variety of industries—not just internet and technology, but also healthcare, finance, natural resources, retail, marketing, government, entertainment, and beyond. They often get to (and like to) work independently, think about and analyze ideas, solve abstract problems, and may have strong math, science, and analytical abilities.

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Data & Technology Example Resumes

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