JobSOC 15-2051

Data Scientists

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.

Definition from U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) (O*NET 31.0 (August 2026)).

01.

Studied through

35 programs

Artificial Intelligence11.0102
Information Technology11.0103
Computer Science11.0701
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration11.0802
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation11.0804
Bioinformatics26.1103
Computational Biology26.1104
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other26.1199
Mathematics, General27.0101
Applied Mathematics, General27.0301
Computational Mathematics27.0303
Computational and Applied Mathematics27.0304
Financial Mathematics27.0305
Mathematical Biology27.0306
Applied Mathematics, Other27.0399
Statistics, General27.0501
Mathematical Statistics and Probability27.0502
Mathematics and Statistics27.0503
Applied Statistics, General27.0601
Mathematics and Statistics, Other27.9999
Mathematics and Computer Science30.0801
Computational Science30.3001
Economics and Computer Science30.3901
Linguistics and Computer Science30.4801
Data Science, General30.7001
Data Science, Other30.7099
Data Analytics, General30.7101
Business Analytics30.7102
Data Visualization30.7103
Financial Analytics30.7104
Data Analytics, Other30.7199
Cheminformatics/Chemistry Informatics40.0512
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics45.0603
Management Science52.1301
Business Statistics52.1302

02.

Draws on

Mathematics4.5 of 5
Computers and Electronics4.2 of 5

Importance as rated in O*NET (1 to 5); areas rated 3.5 or more, up to eight.