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 13 weeks, 1,099 new AI postings mentioned Data Science. Demand is rising — up 317% 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.

Demand trend

New AI postings mentioning Data Science per week — 1,099 total over 13 weeks.

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189 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
NVIDIA	Senior Research Scientist, AI Accelerator Design and VLSI	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Research Scientist, Multi-Modal Language Models	Semiconductors	9	L1
NVIDIA	Senior Deep Learning Communication Architect	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Deep Learning Compiler Engineer - XLA	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	AI Safety Scientist, Deep Learning	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Systems Software Engineer - Deep Learning Solutions	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	Deep Learning Senior Engineer, End-To-End Autonomous Driving	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior Research Scientist for Generative AI	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior DGX Cloud AI Infrastructure Software Engineer	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	Principal Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles and Physical AI Solutions	Semiconductors	9	L4
NVIDIA	Senior GPU Networking Architect	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	Agent RL Infra Engineer	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Senior AI ML Solution Engineer, AI-Native Development	Semiconductors	9	L4
NVIDIA	Director of Engineering, End to End Autonomous Driving	Semiconductors	9	L6
NVIDIA	Senior Capability Development Engineer	Semiconductors	9	L4
NVIDIA	Research Scientist, Human‑AI Perception and Interaction Research - PhD New College Grad 2026	Semiconductors	9	L2
Cerebras	Applied AI/ML Scientist	Semiconductors	9	L2
NVIDIA	Research Scientist, Robotics Research - PhD New College Grad 2026	Semiconductors	9	L4
NVIDIA	Senior Deep Learning Computer Architect	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Research Engineer, Foundation Model Training Infrastructure	Semiconductors	9	L1
NVIDIA	Senior Robotics Research Scientist	Semiconductors	9	L6
NVIDIA	Senior Deep Learning Software Engineer, Inference	Semiconductors	9	L3
Cerebras	Staff Inference ML Runtime Engineer	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Software Research Architect, AI Networking	Semiconductors	9	L3
NVIDIA	AI Computing Software Development Engineer, LLM Inference	Semiconductors	8	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Applied AI Engineer	Semiconductors	8	L4
NVIDIA	Senior Software Engineer, AIOps	Semiconductors	8	L4
NVIDIA	Senior Inference Engineer, AIConfigurator for Dynamo	Semiconductors	8	L3
NVIDIA	Senior System Security Architect	Semiconductors	8	L4
NVIDIA	AI Computing Software Development Engineer, TensorRT	Semiconductors	8	L3

Frequently asked questions

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 13 weeks, 1,099 new AI postings mentioned Data Science. Demand is rising — up 317% 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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