Honest question: is ML/DS something you can just pick up and be hired[0]? May be I'm ignorant, but I'd think employers would look for a degree in some related field to actually consider you for a position doing it. [0] As in how you can pick up web hacking, do a few websites and create a reputation and get hired that way without a formal degree.
Market seems to want a lot of them, different profiles and CVs for different domains and responsibilities: data wranglers, data analysts, statisticians, machine learning, business analysts, communicators, infrastructure operators, big data architects. The best shot is coupling your academic / self-matured strength with a domain you really like and start building your own portfolio from real-world case studies in the field you choose.