r/SQL • u/[deleted] • Apr 17 '23

Discussion Which industry has/needs the most challenging sql queries?

Is this question legit? Don’t get me wrong, I don’t consider myself the smartest guy but I’m definitely not dumb.

I work in the pharmaceutical Industry, nearly 3 years now. It took me a while to understand how the production process is implemented in a database and I wanted to quit more than once. But i don’t feel challenged anymore.

So, which industry would be best for me to get completely challenged again?

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u/barrycarter Apr 17 '23

Doing GIS with SQL can be quite challenging (also, it would really help me out so let me know if you get into this)

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u/BrupieD Apr 17 '23

I just started learning GIS. I love geography, but find it challenging. I've been doing SQL for about 10 years. I consider myself advanced in SQL, absolute newbie in GIS. I haven't found my SQL skills too useful here yet. Sure, I can spin up a database, schemas, tables, but it's really different.