15-2051

Data Scientists

Role Overview

Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets. Visualize, interpret, and report data findings. May create dynamic data reports. Excludes “Statisticians” (15-2041), “Cartographers and Photogrammetrists” (17-1021), and “Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars” (29-9021).

Recommended Majors

Artificial Intelligence. Information Technology. Computer Science. Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration. Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation. Bioinformatics. Computational Biology. Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other. Mathematics, General. Applied Mathematics, General. Computational Mathematics. Computational and Applied Mathematics. Financial Mathematics. Mathematical Biology. Applied Mathematics, Other. Statistics, General. Mathematical Statistics and Probability. Mathematics and Statistics. Applied Statistics, General. Mathematics and Statistics, Other. Mathematics and Computer Science. Computational Science. Economics and Computer Science. Linguistics and Computer Science. Data Science, General. Data Science, Other. Data Analytics, General. Business Analytics. Data Visualization. Financial Analytics. Data Analytics, Other. Cheminformatics/Chemistry Informatics. Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. Management Science. Business Statistics.

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Salary by State (top paying)

State	Median salary
Washington	$158,760
District of Columbia	$137,120
California	$136,800
Massachusetts	$132,250
New Jersey	$130,370
Virginia	$126,070
New York	$125,400
Maryland	$124,340
Hawaii	$123,880
Vermont	$120,670
Minnesota	$117,840
Utah	$116,420
North Carolina	$115,380
Rhode Island	$114,390
Illinois	$113,490

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Median Annual Salary

$112,590

Projected Growth (10yr)

+33.5%

Avg. annual openings

23.4k

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