What is a data scientist's career path?

Question

I want to know how can one get started and progress as a Data Scientist.

Answer 1

Most Data Scientists start their careers as Data Analysts before moving on to becoming a Data Scientist. They go through job changes or internal promotions. Once they gain more experience, then they start looking at more senior roles in Data Science. The senior-level Data Science professionals can then seek to acquire management skills and move up to director-level and executive-level roles. 

So, if you start out as a Data Analyst, you can make the move to a Data Science role by making the effort to:

• Recognize and connect with the right group of people who are knowledgeable and experienced in Data Science and can guide you through the transition

• Apply and practice your Data Science skills in your current role with the data already available in your organization

• Work on all the Data Science fundamentals like model building and handling different projects under the supervision of other more knowledgeable and experienced colleagues

• Acquire the required skills and prepare well

• Stay updated on the Data Science world

 Here are some skills that you can start with:

• Programming languages: Python or R

• Non-relational and relational databases: MongoDB and MySQL

• Machine Learning models: Neural Networks and Regression

• Data visualization tools: Tableau, D3, GraphX, etc.

One can become a professional Data Scientist by enrolling in Intellipaat Data Scientist Course.

Meanwhile, here is Intellipaat’s complete Data Science tutorial that you can go through. Good Luck!