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I considered a graduate program in data science, but compared to average programmer salaries, it doesn't seem like data science pays all that much (excluding da
by platz 10y ago
I considered a graduate program in data science, but compared to average programmer salaries, it doesn't seem like data science pays all that much (excluding data science jobs for PHD's in silicon valley). It's more interesting that programming, but seems like a much tighter market with no discernible demand driving salaries up.
- freyr 10y agoInteresting. I have a statistics/data science background, but personally I find programming much more satisfying. Programming is a tool to create and synthesize. It leads to new products, companies, and solutions. Data science is analysis, not synthesis. You collect data, you interpret it, you move on to other data. Nothing gets created, which for me, is a deal breaker for job satisfaction.
- taway_1212 10y agoThe premise is often that, as a programmer, you are a part of tightly controlled agile/SCRUM team, while DS get much more independence in their jobs.
- freyr 10y ago> as a programmer, you are a part of tightly controlled agile/SCRUM team I see. I'm currently in a research lab, and programming is my main day-to-day activity. I have a high degree of autonomy, but have recently considered moving to a product division so I can work on something that actually gets shipped. But it doesn't sound so great, as you describe it. Maybe it's a case of the grass always looking greener on the other side.
- taway_1212 10y agoMillions of programmers work on stuff that gets shipped and I'd say their job satisfaction isn't very high on average. Shipping is overrated; the culture of shipping as a cool thing is cultivated by company owners who want people to think that they enjoy realising company goals.