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Data Scientists are  tasked with finding data driven solutions to challenges companies face. Data scientists use statistics and computer science to understand and solve the problems companies face.

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Associate Degree in Data Science at ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû¶Ìƪ

ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû¶Ìƪ is now offering an associate degree in Data Science. See below for a sample pathway for an associate degree in Data Science.

 

What a Data Scientist Does


provides information on what a data scientist does daily. To get a quick idea, below is a short video on the life of a data scientist.

Data Science Employment


The data science industry is growing at a rapid pace.  1  As technology and data evolve the demand for data scientists continues to increase.  Information security analyst, software developer, data scientist, and statistician ranked among .2  The USA alone needs 3

.  Financial services, information technology, healthcare, retail, and media and entertainment industries hire the most data scientists currently.4

Where do Data Scientists Work?


Data scientists can be found in almost any industry from business to technology to healthcare to retail. Financial services, information technology, healthcare, retail, and media and entertainment industries hire the most data scientists currently.  (

 

Top Attractive Employers for Data Scientists


Financial Services

Company

Location

Job Title

CalPrivate Bank

Remote

Application Support Analyst

Cash App

San Francisco

Senior Machine Learning Modeler, Financial Crimes (Cash App)

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

New York

Wealth Management, Data Intelligence Group (DIG), Data Scientist Team Lead (ED – New York OR London)

KPMG

San Francisco

Associate, Data Scientist – Financial Services Statistical Modeling

Moody's Analytics

New York

Data Scientist/Risk Modeler

Information Technology

Company

Location

Job Title

Google

Mountain View, Sunnyvale, New York

Data Scientist, Engineering

IBM

San Jose

Junior Data Scientist Apprentice

Intel

Hillsboro

Data Scientist

Microsoft

Bellevue

Data Scientist

Oracle Denver, Remote Data Scientist

Healthcare

Company

Location

Job Title

Amino, Inc

San Francisco

Senior Data Scientist – Healthcare

Ascension

Warren

Data Scientist – Healthcare

CVS Health

New York

Data Scientist (Healthcare)

Landmark Health

California, Remote

Healthcare Data Scientist

TriHealth Inc. Montgomery Healthcare statistician

Retail

Company

Location

Job Title

Amazon

Seattle

Applied Scientist II, Retail Pricing Science

Apple

Cupertino

Data Scientist, Natural Language Processing (NLP) – Apple Retail Online

Chewy

Minneapolis

Head of Machine Learning – Retail Forecasting

Nordstrom

Seattle

Data Scientist – Merchandising Analytics

Target

Minneapolis

Sr Project/Data Analyst Food and Bev Supply Chain

Media and Entertainment

Company

Location

Job Title

Disney Streaming

Seattle

Analyst, Forecasting

Creative Artists Agency (CAA)

Los Angeles

Business Intelligence Developer – Media & Entertainment

Netflix

Remote

People Analytics Partner

ViacomCBS

New York

Jr. Data Scientist

WarnerMedia New York Analyst, HBO Max Content Analysis

 

How much does a Data Scientist Make?


  

State

Annual Salary

Monthly Pay

Hourly Wage

New York $132,877 $11,073 $63.88
Idaho $130,190 $10,849 $62.59
California $127,351 $10,612 $61.23
New Hampshire $123,445 $10,287 $59.35
Vermont $121,677 $10,139 $58.50

 

Bar chart showing the average salary for a Data Scientist

Data Scientist vs. Statistician

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