SAS and R are heavily used for data and statistical analysis. As such, they're very employable "languages." SAS especially can pull down big bucks, but R is the

SAS and R are heavily used for data and statistical analysis. As such, they're very employable "languages." SAS especially can pull down big bucks, but R is the better language/platform. I worked with SAS extensively (and learned R in college) and really disliked SAS. It is widely used but felt very archaic and poorly thought-out. The interface is ugly as sin and the SAS language is a mess. After using it for a year it blows my mind that companies pay so much to use it. But employable? Definitely.