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Data Careers

Data scientists, analysts, ML engineers, statisticians — the full data stack.

Data work spans descriptive analytics, dashboarding, machine learning, statistical research, and engineering the pipelines that make any of it possible. Job titles overlap; the actual work varies by company and team.

13 careers in this collection

Use this collection to clarify the difference between data analyst, data scientist, ML engineer, data engineer, and statistician roles. Salary and required quantitative depth differ markedly — analyst paths emphasize business context, ML engineering emphasizes systems and modelling.
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Synthetic Data Engineer

Growing

Generate high-quality synthetic data for training

Up to $310k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Machine Learning Engineer

Critical demand

Build the systems that make AI work at scale in the real world

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly✨ Bright Outlook
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ML Engineer

Growing

An engineer specializing in productionizing ML models.

Up to $300k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Data Analyst

High demand

Turn data into insights, answer business questions, drive decisions with numbers

Up to $250k🏠 Remote-friendly✨ Bright Outlook
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Data Engineer (Modern Stack)

Growing

Build data pipelines on Snowflake, dbt, and Airflow

Up to $240k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Edge ML Engineer

Growing

Run ML models on phones, wearables, and low-power hardware

Up to $240k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Statistician (Biostatistics)

Growing

Design and analyze studies in medicine and public health

Up to $220k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Data Scientist

Critical demand

Turn raw data into decisions that move businesses forward

Up to $200k🏠 Remote-friendly✨ Bright Outlook
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Data Scientist (Applied)

Growing

A developer specializing in applied data science on business problems.

Up to $200k🏠 Remote-friendly
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ESG Data Analyst

Growing

Build ESG data pipelines and reporting for investors and regulators

Up to $170k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Biostatistician

Growing

Design clinical studies and analyze data to determine whether new treatments are safe and effective

Up to $160k🏠 Remote-friendly✨ Bright Outlook
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Data Engineer

Growing

An engineer specializing in building and operating data pipelines and warehouses.

Up to $150k🏠 Remote-friendly
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Statistician

Growing

Design experiments and analyze data to extract meaningful patterns and insights

Up to $140k✨ Bright Outlook

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