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Data Science Job Market Trend Analysis for 2021
Know what employers are expecting for a data scientist role in 2021. Data analysis from over 3000+ data scientist job postings — extracted from several career portals using web scraping
Author(s): Sujan Shirol, Roberto Iriondo
Disclaimer: This article is only for educational purposes. We do not encourage anyone to scrape websites, especially those web properties that may have terms and conditions against such actions.
Are you preparing for a data science job interview in 2021? We have analyzed the hiring trends from more than 3000+ data science job postings across several online career portals. Hopefully, these insights will help you get ready for an interview by analyzing the expectations of employers and the overall market demand.
Data science and machine learning opportunities in the US are getting better every year. Companies across industries and functions (IT, marketing, consulting, etc.) have begun ramping up their use and need for data scientists when it comes to corporate demand for data scientists. In fact, according to the recent Job Outlook report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, corporate demand is expected to grow enormously in the upcoming decade.
As a data scientist, you can expect to be well-compensated for your skills. In an effort to understand the role today and what corporate demand will look like in the future, We have conducted our own research into the role of data scientists, as well as a deep dive into job portals to find out exactly what US startups and corporations are looking for in candidates.
To analyze current trends and understand their significance, insights, and market demands, we have stepped forward and try to enlighten some interesting inferences for prospective job seekers. The main aim behind this analysis is to help job seekers and career transitioners better understand the current market’s needs for data scientists and machine learning practitioners.
The following data analysis will give us an overview of the:
