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SQL — a core tech skill

Review SQL — a core tech skill with cited RoleMath evidence, source notes, and decision context.

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Skill type: Technical

What this skill is

Common data analyst skill.

Roles that need it

Importance below is the source-backed role-skill rating recorded in our seed data (1–5). It describes how central the skill is to the role, not pay or hiring odds.

RoleImportanceRole page
Business Intelligence DeveloperRated 5/5 importance for Business Intelligence Developer (O*NET)Business Intelligence Developer
Data AnalystRated 5/5 importance for Data Analyst (O*NET)Data Analyst
Data EngineerRated 5/5 importance for Data Engineer (O*NET)Data Engineer

How to build it

SQL is a hands-on skill — built by doing it, not by reading about it. You build it by writing queries against real datasets until joins, aggregation, and window functions are automatic, not through a single purchase. The cited credentials below can structure that practice around a published set of objectives, but no credential or course can guarantee the skill or a job; the practice is what builds it.

Cited credentials whose published objectives touch this skill:

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Roles & paths this connects to

skill needed by roleData Analystskill needed by roleData Engineerskill needed by roleBusiness Intelligence Developer

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skill taught by certificationDatabricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Sparkskill taught by certificationDatabricks Certified Data Analyst Associateskill taught by certificationDatabricks Certified Data Engineer Associate

Core source records

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CIT-01What this skill is (SQL)Coursera and Google — Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate2026-06-30
CIT-02What this skill is (SQL)National Center for O*NET Development — O*NET Database2026-06-07
CIT-03Importance 5/5 for Business Intelligence DeveloperCoursera and Google — Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate; National Center for O*NET Development — O*NET Database2026-06-30
CIT-04Importance 5/5 for Data AnalystCoursera and Google — Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate; National Center for O*NET Development — O*NET Database2026-06-30
CIT-05Importance 5/5 for Data EngineerNational Center for O*NET Development — O*NET Database; Microsoft — Microsoft Learn Catalog API; Databricks — Databricks Certifications and Exam Guides2026-06-07

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