What qualifies a person to be a computer analyst?

Answer 1

This entirely depends on the job and company.

In the US, a Computer Analyst is typically someone who receives information, typically computer or IT related, and produces an itemized report.

Examples of Computer Analyst jobs:

Taking readouts of hourly call volume at a call center, and projecting the approximate number of people/hours needed to fill the call volume, with allowance for deviation.

Taking in financial data on a business' income and expenses, and project what areas are cause of the most cost and to what degree they are necessary, to help identify what the business needs to do to cut costs.

Producing reports on reliability of computers operating at different settings, and what rate they fail or malfunction, and compile which settings are most reliable and within acceptable parameters, and giving a recommendation on settings for production.

Typically, a Computer Analyst will require some length of time and experience with the area. Most businesses fail to differentiate between a 'Computer Analyst' such as 'One who Analyzes Computers' and 'One who Analyzes data on/from a computer'. You may need to inquire for more details.

For those who analyze computer components, there may be college, vocational, or certification required, or pre-existing experience.