Opinion
Why is Data Science Losing Its Charm?
Data science was once the most loved career option but the trends are changing.
Earlier every Computer Science student wanted to pursue a career in the data science field. The field also attracted students from many other educational backgrounds. While the hype around data science still exists, the job profile isn’t readily available for all.
The past two decades have been a revolution for the data science community. The developments in the past two decades are phenomenal and have taken everyone by storm. The applications of data science have amassed all the industries and had readily increased the demand of data scientists.
But the trends are changing nowadays. The demand is no longer the same as before. Even if there is a demand for data scientists, either people lack the skill set or the experience. I have tried to list all the potential reasons I think of when I see the community losing its charm.
1. People are not able to start their careers in this field.
Once out of universities, people want to kick start their careers as a data scientist but the job offerings require a minimum of 2–3 years in most of the cases. People are not able to directly start as a data scientist and have to start their career in different profiles.
Companies are not ready to invest their time on new incoming talents instead they want the ones with the excellent skill set and experience in the field. While almost all the tech companies have their own Data Science departments, the others which do not have one, need a person with a lot of experience in this field to start one.
There’s only one way I think that could help them is doing internships while they study and gain experience to meet the demands of the companies.
2. People aren’t aware of the difference between Data Analyst, Business Analyst and Data Scientist
Another major reason is that data science enthusiasts nowadays do not know the difference between different job profiles available in the field. All of them want the ‘Data…
