Career River

See where 1,000 professionals who started as Data Scientists ended up over 10 years.

Cohort Insights

Stay in data roles
58%
after 10 years
Move into leadership
23%
Director+ within 7 years
Pivot to Product
14%
most common lateral move

Career trajectories of 1,000 Data Scientists · 2014–2024

Stream width = number of people in that role at that point in time. Hover to explore.

Data & ML Roles
Product & Strategy
Research
Leadership / Exec
Analytics
Based on 48,291 LinkedIn profiles · hover streams for details