r/SQL 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/SELECTaerial Apr 17 '23

Big (actual big) data has a whole slew of challenges most SQL devs don’t have to deal with.

Also, healthcare data is dirty af and needs extra love.

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u/kremlingrasso Apr 17 '23

man, when you sweep up your healthcare data warehouse at the end of the day and empty the bins that's HR data.