Chief data officer
Also known as: chief data officers, chief analytics officer, CDO
About this occupation
Chief data officers manage companies' enterprise-wide data administration and data mining functions. They ensure data are used as a strategic business asset at the executive level and implement and support a more collaborative and aligned information management infrastructure for the benefit of the organisation at large.
Essential skills and knowledge
- visual presentation techniques
- manage ICT data architecture
- manage ICT data classification
- data mining
- decision support systems
- define data quality criteria
- apply information security policies
- data storage
- manage data
- business processes
- utilise decision support system
- information structure
Typical tasks and preparation
From the related US occupation profile Data Warehousing Specialists (O*NET 15-1243.01). Linked by an official crosswalk: related, not identical; details vary by country.
- Develop data warehouse process models, including sourcing, loading, transformation, and extraction.
- Verify the structure, accuracy, or quality of warehouse data.
- Map data between source systems, data warehouses, and data marts.
- Develop and implement data extraction procedures from other systems, such as administration, billing, or claims.
- Design and implement warehouse database structures.
- Develop or maintain standards, such as organization, structure, or nomenclature, for the design of data warehouse elements, such as data architectures, models, tools, and databases.
- Typical education (US)
- Bachelor's Degree
- Preparation
- Job Zone 4 of 5
- Interests
- Conventional, Investigative, Enterprising
Top skills: Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Programming, Complex Problem Solving, Active Listening, Systems Analysis
US median pay: US$139,500 a year (2025), 67,140 employed. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Subjects this work relies on
How important each subject's knowledge is in the job itself, rated by people doing it (1 to 5).
- Computer StudiesO*NET: Computers and ElectronicsVery important (4.3)
- Mathematics or StatisticsO*NET: MathematicsImportant (3.2)
- English or Literature in EnglishO*NET: English LanguageImportant (3.2)
- Technical DrawingO*NET: DesignImportant (3.0)
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Preparation needed
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Most common education (US)
- Bachelor's Degree
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
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