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30.70Data Science

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Data Scientist SOC 15-2051

Data scientists turn messy data into decisions — cleaning and preparing it, building and validating statistical and machine-learning models, and explaining the result to people who will act on it. ⚠ There is no licence, no entrance examination and, for most people now working in the field, no data science degree: the occupation is older than the major.

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Computer and Information Research Scientists SOC 15-1221
Natural Sciences Managers SOC 11-9121
Statisticians SOC 15-2041

Also covered by a career path filed under another field:

Computer and Information Systems Managers — Systems Analyst and IT Manager
Database Architects — Database Administrator and Database Architect
Software Developers — Software Developer