SQL for Data Analysts: Zero to Job-Ready

SQL is the skill that gets analysts hired. Learn it the way the job actually uses it, from zero to confident.

SQL is the most requested skill in data analyst job listings, because it's how analysts pull the data they need before any chart or dashboard exists. This course teaches SQL the way it's actually used at work, not as abstract theory but as the daily tool for answering real business questions. It is hands-on from the start: you write queries against real datasets in every section, building from simple SELECT statements up to multi-table joins, aggregations, and subqueries. You'll learn not just the syntax but the thinking, how to take a vague business question and turn it into a query that answers it. By the end you can sit in front of a database, understand its structure, and confidently get the answers a decision-maker is asking for.

What you'll master

• Understand what databases and tables are
• Write SELECT queries to retrieve data
• Filter and sort results with WHERE and ORDER BY
• Aggregate data with GROUP BY and aggregate functions
• Combine tables using all the main JOIN types
• Write subqueries and common table expressions
• Turn a business question into a working query
• Clean and prepare data inside SQL
• Complete a hands-on project for your portfolio.