Data scientist called America’s hottest job
Data scientist is currently considered as the hottest job in the USA and healthcare organizations, among many other sectors, are clamoring to hire them at cushy salaries. Murray Webb had been a dull student who was more interested in sports rather than schoolwork while attending a small college in Virginia. He then transferred to Kennesaw State University in suburban Atlanta in order to pursue master’s degree in applied statistics & landed 4 job offers upon graduation. Webb, 33, currently earns $160,000 per year targeting healthcare customers for hospitals. He says he is approached weekly by recruiters seeking data scientists. Webb is part of a national employment trend that has data scientists at tech companies like Airbnb Inc. & Uber Technologies Inc. adding the words “I’m hiring” next to their LinkedIn.com profiles. “The word on the street is there’s definitely a shortage of people who can do data science,” said Daniel Gutierrez, managing editor of the journal i...