Data Science Career Transformation Guide (2024 v1)

The new Data Science Career Transformation Guide includes valuable information that enables you to accelerate your career growth and income potential - Careers, Salaries, Certifications and Training programs, Publications and Portals along with Professional Communities and Networking forums. This guide focuses on Data Science, Big Data, Analytics, Pandas and Jupyter Notebooks along with the tools and the technologies to perform these functions including Python, R, dplyr, Probability and Statistics, Google BigQuery, SQL, Hadoop and Tableau.

Based upon the article “The 20 Top-Paying IT Certifications Going into 2024” Skillsoft identifies two Data Science-related certifications among the highest compensated credentials: 

• Rank #2: Google Cloud Professional - Data Engineer (Average Annual Salary: $193,621)

• Rank #7: Google Cloud Professional - Database Engineer (Average Annual Salary: $163,193)

Indeed.com lists some 599,779+ Data Scientist positions in the United States alone. 

There are three critical success factors in our career transformation model. First, Get Trained and Certified. Professionals with best in-class skill sets combined with industry-leading certifications advance more rapidly than your peers and typically earn 3%-5% above their colleagues. Second, Get Published. Relevant, succinct and insightful articles on best practices in your technical domain or functional discipline enhance your credibility and integrity. And third, Get Connected. Developing and maintaining a robust professional network - locally and globally - bolsters your career persona and positions you as the “go to” subject matter expert in your field.

Download your free Data Science - Career Transformation Guide.

“Data-Driven Organizations”  book series for your listening-reading pleasure: 

1 - Data-Driven Decision-Making  (Audible) (Kindle)

2 - Implementing Data Science Methodology: From Data Wrangling to Data Viz (Audible) (Kindle)

Much career success, Lawrence E. Wilson - AI Academy (share with your team)