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The next skill we will be going over is data visualization.

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On Tableau.

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This is one way that developers create data visualization projects.

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They charge anywhere between $25 and $60 per hour on average.

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And data visualization is an interdisciplinary field that deals with the graphic representation of data.

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It is very effective because it helps communicate when the data is large and it's hard to read in a

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different format.

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So it's described as a practice of translating information into a visual context, such as a map or

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a graph, to make data easier for the human brain to understand and pull insights from.

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The main goal of data visualization is to make it easier to identify patterns, trends and outliers

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in large data sets.

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One very popular form of data visualization that you are probably very familiar with is infographics.

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That's when they take a bunch of data and they create an infographic that makes it very easy to understand

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what the data is representing.

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Another use is within business reports, which is used to turn data into visually appealing and more

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digestible info, especially when you're presenting this data to managers or people who aren't on the

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ground level to the point where they need some sort of data visualization to understand that data and

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digest it, as opposed to just giving them a report with a bunch of numbers in a spreadsheet.

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A lot of times their eyes will just glaze over.

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So this is a great way for you to use your development skillset as a data visualization expert to create

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reports and projects that the different managers and clients can easily digest.

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A data visualization specialist is really a data analyst who is skilled at manipulating data and solving

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problems by transforming the data into an interactive or just an informative graphic.

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And these are called visualizations.

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So their analyst expertise means they're able to generate specific metrics and develop complex calculations,

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but also make it very simple and easy for anyone to interpret based on the visualization that they have

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created.

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So let's go over a couple of things that are within the data visualization skill set.

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The first is data science and analytics.

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Next is graphic design, and the next is data visualization tools such as fusion charts, tableau and

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infographics.

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Here are some example data visualization jobs posted on Upwork recently.

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You can see the first one is a business analyst needed for ongoing Buy Help and Data Studio, and the

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other one is a Tableau visualization with WordPress Data Project.

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Since data visualization jobs vary so much, it does depend on the type of project you are working on.

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But here are the general stats for data visualization.

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The average median hourly rates are anywhere from $20 to $45 an hour.

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The average top hourly rate is $120 plus per hour.

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The demand is medium and the competition is low to medium.

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So this is a good opportunity.

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If you are interested in graphic design, in compiling data into a digestible format, you can go into

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this skill set because the competition isn't too high.

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And if you can start to position yourself as a data visualization expert, you can really set up a profitable

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freelance career for yourself.

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And also, if you look at the top hourly rate, there is a lot of potential there and room to grow.

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I'll see you in the next lesson.