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Software & IT

data resarcher/ data scientist

Learned from 9 real résumés for this role.

Across 9 real U.S. résumés for a data resarcher/ data scientist, the most distinctive skills are Regression, Analytics and Sas — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Regression
33% have it · 523.1× vs average
Analytics
67% have it · 111.8× vs average
Sas
33% have it · 135.1× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

regression
523.1×
33% · N=3
analytics
111.8×
67% · N=6
sas
135.1×
33% · N=3
informatica
127.2×
33% · N=3
teradata
125.2×
33% · N=3
matlab
117.5×
33% · N=3
pig
114.6×
33% · N=3
hbase
107.8×
33% · N=3
hdfs
99.2×
33% · N=3
unix shell scripting
95.1×
33% · N=3
subversion
84.0×
33% · N=3
cassandra
57.5×
67% · N=6
etl
57.5×
67% · N=6
oracle 11g
54.7×
67% · N=6
db2
45.5×
100% · N=9

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

Not enough dated career history yet to show real next moves for this role.

We show honest gaps instead of guessing.

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

Not enough dated career history yet to show feeder roles.

We show honest gaps instead of guessing.

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Data Resarcher/ Data Scientist need?

In 9 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Regression (33% have it), Analytics (67% have it), Sas (33% have it), Informatica (33% have it), Teradata (33% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Data Resarcher/ Data Scientist roles move on to next?

Not enough dated career history exists yet for this role to show real next moves, so we say so rather than invent a path.

What roles lead into Data Resarcher/ Data Scientist?

Not enough dated career history exists yet to show which roles feed into this one, so we show an honest empty state.

Does this page show Data Resarcher/ Data Scientist salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 9 of them are Data Resarcher/ Data Scientist résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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