What Can I do With a Degree in Data Science?

The information on this page is designed to help you explore possible careers.  Meet with a UCC Career Counselor to identify more personalized career options aligning with your skills, interests, and values.


Data Science majors develop skills that are highly valued by employers. These skills include: quantitative and statistical analysis, critical thinking, research, and problem-solving. Technical skills may include: programming and data visualization. Students and alumni may find employment in government agencies, nonprofits, educational institutions, and businesses depending on their skills and experience. Internships or relevant part-time jobs may be a prerequisite to finding employment.

What is Data Science?

State of Oregon Employment Department–QualityInfo

Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook

  • Search occupations by keyword in the search box (upper right side of the page) or by occupational groups (left side of the page)

What is Data Science? What is Analytics? What is a Data Scientist? From Frank Lo, Founder and Lead Developer at DataJobs.com

What is Data Science? From IBM

What is Data ScienceBuiltIn

Data Analyst vs Data Scientist – What's the Difference? From freeCodeCamp, November 17, 2022


Data Science Career Roadmaps

Data Science Roles in Government

Find Your Next Job in Data Science in the Federal Government–From USAJobs

  • Lists qualifications and examples of data science roles in the Federal Government:
    • Business Intelligence Specialist
    • Chief Data Officer
    • Computer Scientist
    • Data Analyst
    • Data Engineer
    • Data Scientist
    • Economics Research Analyst
    • Enterprise Data Manager
    • IT Specialist
    • Management and Program Analyst
    • Mathematical Analyst
    • Operations Research Analyst
    • Policy Advisor
    • Procurement Analyst
    • Public Health Analyst
    • Research Analyst
    • Research Analyst
    • Social Science Analyst

Partnership for Public ServiceData Science

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)--Data Scientist

US Census BureauData Scientist

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)--Data Scientist


What Can You Do with a Degree in Data Science?  Employers and Job Titles

The jobs listed here either require or prefer a bachelor’s degree in data science. They were identified through job boards, employment databases, LinkedIn profiles, and first-destination surveys conducted by colleges and universities across the United States. While not an exhaustive list of all opportunities available to data science majors, it is intended to serve as a starting point for exploring roles and employers that value a background in data science.

  • Accenture–Analyst,
  • AON–Data Science Specialist
  • AT&T–Data Analyst
  • Bank of America–Analyst, Data Scientist, Technology Analyst Program
  • Capital One–Business Analyst, Data Analyst
  • CareSource: Data Science Summer Internship
  • Cerberus Capital Management–Analyst, Data Science
  • Charles River Associates–Analyst
  • City of Portland–Data Analyst
  • ClearView Healthcare Partners–Analyst
  • Cornerstone Research–Analyst
  • Daikon Comfort–Sales Planning Analyst
  • DraftKings–Business Data Analyst
  • Edelman DXI–Analyst, Data Science
  • Ernst & Young–Analyst
  • Figma--Business Data Scientist - Early Career
  • First American–Data Science Intern
  • First Republic Bank–Data Analyst
  • Hayden Consulting Group– Database Analyst I
  • IBM–Data Analyst, DataScientist
  • Insurify–Business Data Analyst
  • JP Morgan–Analyst, Investment Banking Analyst
  • Juniper Networks–Data Analyst
  • Kaiser Permanente–Data Scientist
  • Labcorp–Data Science Intern–Real World Data Strategy Team
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory–Data Science Intern
  • LMI–Data Science Intern
  • Lockheed Martin–Data Scientist Analyst - Early Career
  • McKinsey & Company–Business Analyst
  • McKinsey and Company–Business Analyst, Forward Intern
  • Meta–Data Scientist
  • MIAX Exchange Group–Equities Business Analyst
  • Microsoft–Data Scientist, Program Manager
  • Microsoft–Project Manager
  • NASA–Data and Analytics Intern
  • NSA Storage: Data Science Intern
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)--Early Career Data Scientist 1 - Mathematics, Early Career Data Scientist 1 - Artificial Intelligence
  • Protagonist–Applied Data Scientist (pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s)
  • ServiceNow–Data Analyst
  • Smith Micro Software—AI & Data Science Intern’
  • St. Antonious Coptic Orthodox Church–Data Analyst Apprenticeship
  • Target–Data Analyst
  • TotalEnergies–Data Science Intern
  • Wells Fargo–Analyst, Data Analyst
  • WSP--Early Career Data Scientist
  • Zello–Data Science Intern

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