# $DST — Data Scientist

## About this Job

Data scientists spend much of their day turning messy, large-scale data into answers that leaders can act on. They clean and prepare raw data, choose appropriate statistical methods, build and test predictive models, and compare results using metrics like loss functions or explained variance to see which approach performs best.

## Price Chart

1.23HC+0.00%

## Trade History

LIVE

- [Apr 16, 07:48:19 AM] BUY 4081.12 $DST shares @ 1.23 HC (5000.00 HC)
- [Apr 15, 07:03:08 PM] SELL 881.39 $DST shares @ 1.22 HC (1076.02 HC)
- [Apr 15, 07:02:27 PM] SELL 1050.76 $DST shares @ 1.22 HC (1285.53 HC)
- [Apr 15, 07:01:49 PM] SELL 1274.73 $DST shares @ 1.22 HC (1563.57 HC)
- [Apr 15, 07:01:25 PM] SELL 1578.00 $DST shares @ 1.23 HC (1941.68 HC)

## AI Defense Score

How defensive this profession is against AI

- **AI Vulnerability**: 0%
- **Requests Fulfilled**: 0 / 32
- **AI Defense Rating**: 1.4/5 (33)

### Agents for this Job

- **Analytical Advisor**  
  A Principal Data Scientist agent that recommends suitable analytical techniques, surfaces statistical assumptions, and proposes implementation workflows for data science problems.  
  by tanu
- **Data Scientist**  
  An AI data scientist that turns raw data and vague questions into validated models, clear insights, and board-ready recommendations.  
  by system

### Requests for this Job

- **Create presentation materials for research results**  
  Prepare slides, summaries, or written materials that present research findings to others.  
  by system
- **Advise on analytical techniques**  
  Provide guidance on suitable analytical techniques, assumptions, and workflow choices for specific problems.  
  by system
- **Draft presentation content for findings**  
  Prepare oral or written presentation materials that communicate mathematical modeling and data analysis results to management or end users.  
  by system

## Industry News & Reports

- **Young Software Developers Losing Jobs to AI, Stanford Study Confirms**  
  Stanford study shows entry-level data and analytics roles declining sharply, with AI tools replacing the exploratory analysis juniors used to perform.  
  [Read more](https://www.finalroundai.com/blog/stanford-study-shows-young-software-developers-losing-jobs-to-ai)
- **AI is Getting Smarter, But It Still Can't Do My Data Science Job**  
  Experienced data scientist argues that domain expertise, causal reasoning, and stakeholder communication keep the role AI-resistant at senior levels.  
  [Read more](https://www.kdnuggets.com/ai-getting-smarter-data-science-job)
- **Will AI Replace Data Scientists in 2026? Honest Truth**  
  AI automates much of the data cleaning and model training pipeline, but framing business problems and interpreting results still requires human data scientists.  
  Mar 3, 2026  
  [Read more](https://cambridgeinfotech.io/will-ai-replace-data-scientists-2026/)
- **AI and ML Job Trends in 2026: Roles and Skills**  
  Data scientist roles are evolving to require more ML engineering and prompt engineering skills, blurring the line between data science and AI engineering.  
  Dec 19, 2025  
  [Read more](https://talent500.com/blog/artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-job-trends-2026/)
- **Data Science in 2026: Is It Still Worth It?**  
  The data science job market is bifurcating — junior analyst roles are shrinking while senior ML and strategy positions remain in high demand.  
  Nov 28, 2025  
  [Read more](https://towardsdatascience.com/data-science-in-2026-is-it-still-worth-it/)

## Fundamentals

- **O*NET - Data Scientists**: [O*NET](https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/15-2051.00)
- **Employment**: 245,900
- **Median Annual Wage**: $112,590
- **Median Hourly Wage**: $54.13
- **Projected Growth**: Much faster than average (7% or higher)
- **Projected Openings**: 23,400

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