I'm a Data Scientist and It's Not My Passion

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Post by sk0g » Sat, Apr 27, 2019, 3:51 PM UTC

I'm a Data Scientist and It's Not My Passion
refinery29.com

Re: I'm a Data Scientist and It's Not My Passion

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Post by minimaxir » Sat, Apr 27, 2019, 4:06 PM UTC

Link to original post: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/six-figure-paycheck-data-sc... (Edit: URL fixed)

The real question is that $125k as a Senior Data Analyst in NYC seems low.

> I have this creative side, which comes in handy when thinking through challenging problems, but there is only so much creativity that I can use when in data analysis.

This I disagree with; in data analysis/science, there's more than way to highlight/analyze a problem, and more than one way to solve it. In my experience, the best solutions are often the craziest.

Re: I'm a Data Scientist and It's Not My Passion

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Post by sk0g » Sat, Apr 27, 2019, 4:13 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #2

Link to original post: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/six-figure-paycheck-data-sc... (Edit: URL fixed) The real question is that $125k as a Senior Data Analyst in NYC seems low. > I have this creative side, which comes in handy when thinking through challenging problems, but there is only so much creativity that I can use when in data analysis. This I disagree with; in data analysis/science, there's more than way t…

Apologies, not entirely clear that the post is taken from somewhere/ how to get to the original post. Don't think I can update the URL the submission points to :|

Re: I'm a Data Scientist and It's Not My Passion

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Post by kosei » Sat, Apr 27, 2019, 4:17 PM UTC

Title seems pretty click baity. She acknowledges that her side passions (creative/design/art) may not be what will pay the bills and that she is happy in the role for now.

Re: I'm a Data Scientist and It's Not My Passion

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Post by sct202 » Sat, Apr 27, 2019, 4:20 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #2

Link to original post: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/six-figure-paycheck-data-sc... (Edit: URL fixed) The real question is that $125k as a Senior Data Analyst in NYC seems low. > I have this creative side, which comes in handy when thinking through challenging problems, but there is only so much creativity that I can use when in data analysis. This I disagree with; in data analysis/science, there's more than way t…

It might depend on what they're doing. A data analyst could be doing math heavy ML/AI or more report design/generation type tasks.

Re: I'm a Data Scientist and It's Not My Passion

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Post by kosei » Sat, Apr 27, 2019, 4:21 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #2

Link to original post: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/six-figure-paycheck-data-sc... (Edit: URL fixed) The real question is that $125k as a Senior Data Analyst in NYC seems low. > I have this creative side, which comes in handy when thinking through challenging problems, but there is only so much creativity that I can use when in data analysis. This I disagree with; in data analysis/science, there's more than way t…

Really? $125k doesn't seem low to me based on experience. Also, just looked on Payscale and it says Senior Data Analyst (with 6 years experience) salary range was $63-113k.

Re: I'm a Data Scientist and It's Not My Passion

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Post by paxys » Sat, Apr 27, 2019, 4:25 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #2

Link to original post: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/six-figure-paycheck-data-sc... (Edit: URL fixed) The real question is that $125k as a Senior Data Analyst in NYC seems low. > I have this creative side, which comes in handy when thinking through challenging problems, but there is only so much creativity that I can use when in data analysis. This I disagree with; in data analysis/science, there's more than way t…

> I am now working at a tech startup

This would explain the salary

Re: I'm a Data Scientist and It's Not My Passion

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Post by minimaxir » Sat, Apr 27, 2019, 4:26 PM UTC

sct202 wrote: post #5

minimaxir wrote: post #2

Link to original post: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/six-figure-paycheck-data-sc... (Edit: URL fixed) The real question is that $125k as a Senior Data Analyst in NYC seems low. > I have this creative side, which comes in handy when thinking through challenging problems, but there is only so much creativity that I can use when in data analysis. This I disagree with; in data analysis/science, there's more than way t…

It might depend on what they're doing. A data analyst could be doing math heavy ML/AI or more report design/generation type tasks.

That's true; I parsed the job title as Senior Data Scientist before rechecking.

Re: I'm a Data Scientist and It's Not My Passion

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Post by sctb » Sat, Apr 27, 2019, 4:27 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #2

Link to original post: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/six-figure-paycheck-data-sc... (Edit: URL fixed) The real question is that $125k as a Senior Data Analyst in NYC seems low. > I have this creative side, which comes in handy when thinking through challenging problems, but there is only so much creativity that I can use when in data analysis. This I disagree with; in data analysis/science, there's more than way t…

Thanks, we've updated the link from https://finance.yahoo.com/news/im-data-scientist-making-125k....

Re: I'm a Data Scientist and It's Not My Passion

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Post by slap_shot » Sat, Apr 27, 2019, 4:27 PM UTC

kosei wrote: post #6

minimaxir wrote: post #2

Link to original post: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/six-figure-paycheck-data-sc... (Edit: URL fixed) The real question is that $125k as a Senior Data Analyst in NYC seems low. > I have this creative side, which comes in handy when thinking through challenging problems, but there is only so much creativity that I can use when in data analysis. This I disagree with; in data analysis/science, there's more than way t…

Really? $125k doesn't seem low to me based on experience. Also, just looked on Payscale and it says Senior Data Analyst (with 6 years experience) salary range was $63-113k.

I run a SaaS analytics product company in NYC. I help refer data analysts and data scientists to my customers. Sharp analysts can command $140k base with about 3 years of experience right now.