{"id":6584,"date":"2016-05-15T21:18:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-15T15:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/?p=6584"},"modified":"2025-04-01T14:46:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T09:16:39","slug":"article-review-soaring-salary-for-data-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/article-review-soaring-salary-for-data-scientists\/","title":{"rendered":"Article review: Soaring Salary for Data Scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/article-review-soaring-salary-for-data-scientists\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6588 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/data-scientist-1-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"data-scientist\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/data-scientist-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/data-scientist-1-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/data-scientist-1-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/data-scientist-1.jpg 1197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\nThe Times of India agrees that Data Scientists are now earning more than Chartered Accountants or even Engineers.<\/p>\n<p>According to a recent article published in the TOI \u2013 \u201cData scientists with around 5 years&#8217; experience are earning over 75 lakh per annum as compared to 8-15 lakh for CAs and 5-8 lakh for engineers with the same experience level.\u201d Shocked! Yes it is true.<\/p>\n<p>Look at some of the other statistics mentioned in the article:-<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;India will face a demand-supply gap of 2,00,000 analytics professionals over the next three years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Even in the US, only 40 out of 100 positions for analytics professionals can be filled<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;In the US, data scientists get upwards of $2,00,000 per annum<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The question is why is the there a sudden spurt in demand? What is so special about being a data Scientist?<\/p>\n<p>The answer is that companies across domains are trying to utilize data generated across all mediums for research to provide valuable data based decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Data analytics professionals are primarily mathematicians, statisticians; database\/data warehouse engineers, data miners and IT professionals with data warehousing skills.<\/p>\n<p>A data scientist is a hybrid of many of the above listed skills and, therefore, a rare breed. To meet their talent requirements, some companies have come up with unique programmes.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the popular phrases used for Data Scientists are \u2013 \u201c&#8221;sexiest job of the 21st century&#8221; as per Harvard Business review in 2012, \u201cbest job of the year\u201d- Glassdoor and more recently as the \u201cTop skill to get hired in 2016\u201d by a report from Linkedin.<\/p>\n<p>Now do you believe it!<\/p>\n<p>You have to do it to believe it. Join the <a href=\"http:\/\/ivyproschool.com\/our-courses\/big-data-and-analytics\/\">Data Science course at Ivy Professional School <\/a>and see your career grow!<\/p>\n<p>Call us at 9748441111 or get in touch with us at <a href=\"mailto:info@ivyproschool.com\">info@ivyproschool.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Reference: http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/Data-scientists-earning-more-than-CAs-engineers\/articleshow\/52171064.cms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Times of India agrees that Data Scientists are now earning more than Chartered Accountants or even Engineers. According to a recent article published in the TOI \u2013 \u201cData scientists with around 5 years&#8217; experience are earning over 75 lakh per annum as compared to 8-15 lakh for CAs and 5-8 lakh for engineers with the same experience level.\u201d Shocked! Yes it is true. Look at some of the other statistics mentioned in the article:- &#8211;India will face a demand-supply gap of 2,00,000 analytics professionals over the next three years. &#8211;Even in the US, only 40 out of 100 positions for analytics professionals can be filled &#8211;In the US, data scientists get upwards of $2,00,000 per annum &nbsp; The question is why is the there a sudden spurt in demand? What is so special about being a data Scientist? The answer is that companies across domains are trying to utilize data generated across all mediums for research to provide valuable data based decisions. Data analytics professionals are primarily mathematicians, statisticians; database\/data warehouse engineers, data miners and IT professionals with data warehousing skills. A data scientist is a hybrid of many of the above listed skills and, therefore, a rare breed. 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