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Data Scientist: skills and learning path

Data scientists use statistics and machine learning to answer questions and make predictions from data. Python, SQL, statistics and machine learning appear in almost every job post.

Based on 1,200 job posts, Jan 2024 – Mar 2026 Typical experience asked: 3–7 years Data Scientist jobs

Check your resume against Data Scientist job posts

See which of these skills your resume shows and get a learning path for the rest. No sign-up needed, and nothing you paste or upload is saved.

What Data Scientist job posts ask for

The share of job posts that ask for each skill, rounded. Core skills are asked for in at least 15% of posts.

Learning path

The core skills in order, with a free course and practice on jobpe for each. Check your resume above to see only the skills you're missing.

  1. 1

    Python

    Core skill · in about 70% of job posts
  2. 2

    SQL

    Core skill · in about 50% of job posts
  3. 3

    Data analysis

    Core skill · in about 25% of job posts
  4. 4

    Statistics

    Core skill · in about 20% of job posts
  5. 5

    Machine learning

    Core skill · in about 75% of job posts
  6. 6

    Deep learning

    Core skill · in about 35% of job posts

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