The Kaggle Survey of over 16,000 data professionals in the United States revealed that the top 5 data-related jobs with the greatest increase in median salary / compensation (20% or more) over the past three years were Data Scientists (48%), Machine Learning Engineers (39%), Predictive Modelers (34%), Data Analysts (33%), and Business Analysts (32%).
Bob Hayes filed this report in CustomerThink:
The current analysis found that many US data professionals receive an annual salary / compensation of over $100K. While machine learning engineers reported the highest annual salary among data professionals ($128k), data scientists reported the biggest increase in their annual salary / compensation over the previous three years (about half reported a 20%+ increase in their compensation over the past three years).
It is estimated that business adoption of Big Data analytics reached 53% in 2017, up 17% since 2015. Forrester found an increase in the adoption of AI in organizations from 2016 to 2017, estimating that 51% of organizations implemented, have implemented or were expanding their use of AI in 2017. It appears the growth of Big Data adoption is matched by the growth in the salaries of data professionals.
If you’re an aspiring data professional, it appears you have a variety of options to enter this lucrative field. Whether you’re a modeler, statistician, engineer, programmer or scientist, there is a role for you to play in this Big Data world.
