Data Scientist, Data Engineer & Other Data Careers, Explained - KDnuggets

The data-related career landscape can be confusing, not only to newcomers, but also to those who have spent time working within the field. Get in where you fit in. Focusing on newcomers, however, I find from requests that I receive from those interested in join the data field in some capacity that there is often (and rightly) a general lack of understanding of what it is one needs to know in order to decide where it is that they fit in. In this article, we will have a look at five distinct data career archetypes, and hopefully provide some advice on how to get one's feet wet in this vast, convoluted field. We will focus solely on industry roles, as opposed to those in research, as not to add an additional layer of complication.