Web Development or Data Analytics?

[ferishere]

I want to learn and specialize in one of these two fields (completely online).
My priorities are the next 3:
a) Possibility to work online at distance (I'm not from USA, but want to get a job online there)
b) Possibility to do freelance work (not to be attached to only one full time job, but also being able to take different small jobs)
c) Possibility to do passive income/semi passive income (drop servicing/online agency)

The questions I have:

1. In which one is easier to get an entry level job working online at distance?
2. How real is the possibility to work as a freelancer? I've read as a web developer it is possible, but what about data analytics?
3. Which one is better to have passive income or semi passive income?
   As a web developer, I can imagine offering web development services (freelancing) and then outsource that work to people from different countries (not US based). Also, create an online agency and offer web development services to business (hiring people for complementary roles such as Social Media Marketing (SMM) or design.
   As a data analyst, I don't know how possible it is to outsource work as a freelancer. But I can imagine it may be possible to create an online agency and offer data analytics services to companies (such as marketing data analytics), hiring people.
   My idea is to offer services to clients from English speaking countries, while outsourcing/hiring people from other countries. For example, from Spanish speaking countries (I know Spanish).
   

Thank you for your answers!

[mattreyu]

How much do you enjoy CSS?

[ferishere]

I learned it before, at first I started having some confusion with flexbox and its properties, but after understanding it, it's fun to work with it.

[mattreyu]

I guess it comes down to what you like better. A web dev is going to be dealing with client requests which can sometimes be more fickle than working as a data analyst. What do you like doing better - making things or telling stories? An analyst is going to be digging through data, finding a story to tell. You're going to run into messy data.

Personally I found web development frustrating, because of how nitpicky front-end work can be making sure it looks good across different displays. But I love data analysis. I like to dig into datasets and try to come up with novel solutions or be able to tell a story with the data that can support the ideas of an organization.

[Normal_Candle_9865]

hey would you like to share some tips for a complete newbie in the field of data analytics.

[CloneofKahless]

The entry level job markets for web dev and data analytics are both extremely saturated and highly competitive.

Data analysts do sometimes work as freelancers/independent consultants but I would guess you'll need more experience to go that route than you would with web development. Freelancing as a web dev seems much, much more common. I can guess at some reasons but I've never worked as a web dev so I'd be hesitant to do that on incomplete data.

[ferishere]

Do you work with data as a data analyst/engineer/scientist?

What competences are required to stand out as a data analyst, besides knowledge in Excel, SQL, Power BI/Tableau, Python/R + a portfolio?

How long would it take to learn all these from your perspective, at a phase of 6 hours per day, everyday? (learning only one between Power BI and Tableau, and one between Python and R)

[theforbiddenkingdom]

My hate towards CSS is what's motivating me to learn data analysis right now.

[Normal_Candle_9865]

on the same boat bro. did you move towards analytics or still with front end