The World Needs Data Scientists

Businessintelligence.com & DOMO DOMO PRESENT THE WORLD NEEDS DATA SCIENTISTS Now H HIRING! $4.00500101011 bio0101011 IF YOU ARE A MATH- OR DATA-DRIVEN INDIVIDUAL LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT CAREER FIT, look no further than data science. Due to the ongoing explosion of big data, companies have more information at their fingertips than ever-and not enough people who can make sense of it all. This reality has created a big market for quantitative analysts and individuals who can put massive amounts of data into perspective. Take a look. CAREERS IN DEMAND PROJECTED BEST NEW JOBS IN AMERICA GROWTH FROM 2010-2020 Video Game Designer 32.4% Data Scientist 18.7% Sustainability Consultant 18.7% Solar Sales Consultant 16.4% Social Media Manager 13.6% Wind Turbine Mechanical Engineer 8.8% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 15,000% INCREASE Jeb POSTINGS BETWEEN 2011/2012 ACCORDING TO FICO, THERE WAS A 15,000% INCREASE IN JOB POSTINGS FOR DATA SCIENTISTS BETWEEN 2011 & 2012 Currently the job market seeks IN ADDITION, 140,000-190,000 1.5 million DATA SCIENTISTS TO FILL data literate managers will need to OPEN POSITIONS. be retrained or hired to meet needs. DATA SCIENTIST EDUCATION DOMO THE GROWING NEED FOR NUMBER CRUNCHING IS CAUSING BIG DATA SCIENTISTS TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION TO PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR THE HUNGRY JOB MARKET: 90% 40% 17% BACHELOR's MASTER'S DOCTORATE 40 PERCENT HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE MORE THAN 90 PERCENT HAVE 17 PERCENT HAVE AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE A DOCTORATE Colleges and universities are starting to notice the demand for employees with data science skills. Though most of the programs are not named 'data science,' they all focus on producing data people. Here are some notable universities with data science degrees: North Carolina State Stanford University Northwestern University University Master of Science Data Mining Predictive Analytics in Analytics 1870 UCSD SEVERS Steven's Institute University of California San Diego Syracuse University Certificate of Advanced of Technology Study in Data Science Data Mining Intelligence & Analytics If you've already been through THEY CAN MODEL A DATA school, but still want to be a data SET MATHEMATICALLY scientist? Not to worry, Hilary Mason, chief scientist at Bitly says that good data scientists THEY HAVE have three essential traits: ENGINEERING SKILLS THEY CAN FIND INSIGHTS AND TELL STORIES FROM THEIR DATA EXPLAINING THE SUDDEN NEED FOR DATA SCIENTISTS These scientists don't just happen to be getting far more job offers without reason. Today's modern business needs to manage far more data than ever before, and few have the talent on staff for the job. Projections indicate that the market will experience meteoric growth in the next several years. $ IN BILLIONS 50 53.4 40 48.0 The Big Data 30 16.8 10.2 Market Forecast 20 32.1 5.1 10 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Conclusion: With so much activity going on in the big data space and new data touch points being measured every day, there will be an increasing need for data- driven individuals within organizations to make sense of it all. Is that data-savvy person you? SOUR CES: BROUGHT TO YOU BY HTTP://www.DATANAMI.COM/DATANAMI/2012-04-10/SIX_BIG_NAME_SCHOOLS_WITH_BIG_DATA_ PROGRAMS.HTML?PAGE=1 HTTP://MONEY.CNN.COM/GALLERY/PF/2012/11/01/BEST-NEW-JOBS-IN-AMERICA/INDEX.HTML HTTP://www.CMSWIRE.COM/CMS/INFORMATION-MANAGEMENT/SEXY-ENOUGH-TO-BE-A-DATA- DOMOR SCIENTIST-HERES-WHAT-IT-TAKES-WHERE-TO-BEGIN-INFO GRAPHIC-022024.PHP HTTP://WIKIBON.ORG/BLOG/DATA-SCIENTISTS-A-NEW-FIELD-A-NEW-JOB/ HTTP://WIKIBON.ORG/WIKI/V/BIG_DATA_MARKET_SIZE_AND_VENDOR_REVENUES HTTP://www.SLIDESHARE.NET/HRTECHEUROPE/BIG-DATA- MATTERS-EXCEPT-WHEN-IT-DOESNT DOMO.COM