What is Data Science and how common is it in AI job postings?

Data Science is a skill in the "Applied ML Domains" category. It currently appears in 1,591 active AI roles across 161 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for Data Science?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Data Science are: Amazon (183), NVIDIA (166), Google (129), Capital One (86), Apple (78).

Is demand for Data Science growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 1,097 new AI postings mentioned Data Science. Demand is rising — up 175% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is Data Science used?

Roles requiring Data Science are concentrated in: agents (43%), serving infrastructure (18%), application (16%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with Data Science?

Job postings that mention Data Science most often also require: Machine Learning, Python, Production ML Systems, Large Language Models (LLMs), Software Engineering.

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Data Science

1,591 active AI roles across 161 companies mention Data Science. Category: Applied ML Domains.

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New AI postings mentioning Data Science per week — 1,097 total over 12 weeks.

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15 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
CrowdStrike	Director, Model Post-Training and Agentic Research (Remote)	Enterprise	9	L2
Axon	AI Scientist I	Enterprise	9	L2
Salesforce	Research Scientist - Salesforce AI Research	Enterprise	9	L2
Adobe	Applied Scientist	Enterprise	9	L2
Adobe	Senior Research Scientist	Enterprise	9	L2
Adobe	Research Scientist - (applied research)	Enterprise	9	L2
Axon	Senior Machine Learning Scientist	Enterprise	9	L2
Wiz	Data Scientist Expert	Enterprise	9	L4
CrowdStrike	Sr. Data Scientist (Hybrid, IRE)	Enterprise	8	L2
Autodesk	Principal Research & Design Engineer	Enterprise	8	L4
Autodesk	Senior Research Engineer	Enterprise	8	L4
Oracle	Senior Principal Applied Scientist (OCI/GEN AI)	Enterprise	8	L4
Adobe	Applied Scientist 3	Enterprise	8	L1
Autodesk	Research Engineer	Enterprise	7	L4
Intercom	Senior Machine Learning Scientist	Enterprise	7	L6

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What is Data Science and how common is it in AI job postings?
Data Science is a skill in the "Applied ML Domains" category. It currently appears in 1,591 active AI roles across 161 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for Data Science?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Data Science are: Amazon (183), NVIDIA (166), Google (129), Capital One (86), Apple (78).
Is demand for Data Science growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 1,097 new AI postings mentioned Data Science. Demand is rising — up 175% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is Data Science used?
Roles requiring Data Science are concentrated in: agents (43%), serving infrastructure (18%), application (16%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with Data Science?
Job postings that mention Data Science most often also require: Machine Learning, Python, Production ML Systems, Large Language Models (LLMs), Software Engineering.

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