Career Guidance

Mentor advises the mentee and helps them navigate the profession and make career decisions. Mentors can share their own experience or stories from others on similar career paths. Mentee comes up with questions to ask.

Data Visualization Career Paths and Inspiration*

• Nightingale Magazine “Career” Tag

• Careers in Data Visualization: An interview series hosted by DVS Co-Founder Elijah Meeks

• 10 Data Visualization Career Paths (with primary duties)

• A Data Visualization Career Guide: 6 Steps to Enter an Exciting Field

• Constructing a Career in Data Visualization: The How by Will Chase

• Data Visualization Jobs Grow As Data Takes Central Role in Business Strategy

• Data Analysis and Visualization for Career Growth

• Career Paths in Data Visualization

Mentor and Mentee Resources

• True MENTORSHIP is NOT a ONE-WAY Street! by Simon Sinek

• Types of questions to ask your mentor

• Good Questions to Ask Your Mentor

*Linked resources are provided as examples and are not exhaustive of everything the data visualization community has to offer. Please feel free to explore other resources and share what you find with mentorship@datavisualizationsociety.org so we can keep this page updated.