Job prospects Data Scientist in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Data scientists (NOC 21211) in Saskatchewan for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Growth in computer systems design services, information and cultural industries, health care, and insurance is expected to create more employment opportunities for this occupation. 
• Prevalence, growing concern, and rising costs of cybersecurity breaches should sustain jobs for this occupation.
• Increased private and public-sector investments in digital infrastructure, including broadband projects.
• Key technology trends related to artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), virtual and augmented reality, blockchain, and cloud technologies.

Here are some key facts about Data scientists in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Data scientists mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Monetary Authorities - central bank and securities, commodity contracts and other intermediation and related activities (NAICS 521, 522, 523): 27%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 10%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 8%
  • Computer systems design services (NAICS 5415): 8%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 8%
• 93% of data scientists work all year, while 7% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 73% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 27% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 6% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 42% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 45% compared to 7% for all occupations

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