People Analytics Analyst
Highest ceiling · a goal to grow into
Entry ~$60k–$80k · mid/senior $86k–$138kRemote-friendly~ Degree usually preferredNot Much Aspirational Match
What you already bringYou've already spent six years in Tableau tracking turnover, labor, , surveys, and YoY performance, with Workday as your data source. That's people-analytics work — you've been doing it from the operations seat the whole time.
What's in your favor
- Real Tableau fluency and comfort presenting data to leadership
- Hands-on familiarity with HR data at the source (Workday)
- Forecasting/trend experience from P&L and projections work
Where to grow
- Most postings ask for a degree, plus and ideally
- Single-location operational analytics is a foundation for, not the same as, org-level people analytics
Your Tableau work is real and a great base — it's for one location. People Analytics works with across a whole organization, usually with and , so you'd start nearer the entry level here while you grow into it.
The ~$86k–$138k range reflects mid-to-senior analysts. Entry roles run ~$55k–$80k, and landing the first one as a career-changer without a degree takes some patience — a nice 1–2 year goal to grow toward.
Aspiration match
~ Problem solving (data)– Teaching– Helping people get jobs– Development– Direct people work
Daily work is data, dashboards, and analysis rather than teaching or developing people. Well-paid and meaningful, but a lighter match for what drives you.