Data Scientist
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Data Scientist utilizes skills and experience to systematically answer questions using data to provide actionable recommendations. Commonly utilizes advanced statistical analysis and machine learning techniques. Common responsibilities also include data cleaning and data management.
Job Outlook
There were 1434 Data Scientist job postings in North Carolina in the past year and in the United States.
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Salary
Many new Data Scientist jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
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State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $119,012.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Data Scientist postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $0.
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Data Scientist jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
North Carolina
- Wells Fargo (60)
- Truist Financial (60)
- First Citizens Bank (48)
- US Bank (29)
- Genesis10 (26)
- Google (23)
- USAA (23)
- CVS Health (20)
- The Hartford (19)
- Lenovo (18)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Agriculture Data Science Graduate Certificates
- Climate Adaptation Graduate Certificates
- Computer Science Graduate Certificates
- Data Science Foundations Graduate Certificates
- Electrical Engineering Master's Degrees
- Foundations of Data Science Master's Degrees
- Management, Marketing Analytics Master's Degrees
- Management, Risk and Analytics Master's Degrees
- Mathematics Graduate Certificates
- Operations Research Master's Degrees
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