SAS CERTIFICATION

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Jul 30, 2017 10 Comments

How good are SAS Institute certifications and what are the prospects for good paying jobs?

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  • Intuit
    qwerty134

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    qwerty134
    Dude learn python instead. You'll thank me later. I came from a SAS background. SAS programming is proprietary and not OOP. Python will be more relevant. Even banks are planning to ditch SAS over time, so it'll be a useless skill in coming years.
    Jul 30, 2017 3
    • Intuit
      yunq937

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      yunq937
      To clarify and play my own devil's advocate, if putting in a few hours will get you some promotion in short term, then still might make sense. But for long term goals, don't sink too much time into SAS.
      Jul 30, 2017
    • New / Ops
      ....,.....

      New Ops

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      Aspiring ML Engr. / Data Scientist
      ....,.....
      No promotion at sight. I want to do something versatile and portable. I have twenty years to retirement and need a training that will carry me through with good money.
      Jul 30, 2017
  • SAS / Sales
    TexasHot

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    TexasHot
    If your company or one you are interested in is a SAS shop then there are great benefits to learning SAS, if you have those tools at your disposal. If not, then I would agree with others and encourage learning both SAS (because it is still very relevant with pharma, banking, research, etc) as well as Python and R. The newest SAS platform offers python and R integration, allowing collaboration for a data science team with many skill sets. Plus great gui.
    Jul 31, 2017 1
    • New / Other
      w@tmtcoy

      New Other

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      w@tmtcoy
      Thanks for the insight
      Jul 31, 2017
  • Travelers / Eng
    PVcJ74

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    PVcJ74
    SAS is dying. Learn Python instead.
    Jul 30, 2017 3
    • Travelers / Eng
      PVcJ74

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      PVcJ74
      Nothing personal brosef. Just don't think they compete in the emerging areas as well.
      Jul 31, 2017
    • New / Other
      w@tmtcoy

      New Other

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      Aspiring ML Engr. / Data Scientist
      w@tmtcoy
      @TexasHot, can you say something more than ouch? Your input matters.
      Jul 31, 2017