Data Science - Discover the Top 3 Career & Earnings Growth Strategies for 2025

Colleagues, on average a Data Scientist earns $163k USD in the US according to Glassdoor. The first strategy is to Get Certified: A high quality cert from a reputable vendor or professional association can boost your income by 10%+.  Our top pick is the Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate with some 2.4m students enrolled in this Mag 7 program. Next, is the IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate with over 328k students enrolled. And third, is Microsoft’s Power BI Data Analyst Professional Certificate (Exam PL-300) (228k enrollees). Second, Get Published: Write a series of posts or articles on Best Practices, Industry Trends and Emerging Technologies, and publish on DevPlan’s GCP portal, Medium, LinkedIn Articles, Reddit or Technology.org. Then reate a “project portfolio” on GitHub or LinkedIn that showcases your hands-on prowess. A high quality portfolio proves your expertise to future employers and gives you a competitive advantage over other job candidates. And third, Get Connected: Professional networking and referrals are the most effective method for landing your dream job - within your current employer or at a new company (rather than simply applying for jobs online and standing in the Human Resources queue with the masses). Join and participate in 2-3 high profile groups or professional associations such as Kaggle, the Data Science Central group on LinkedIn and Reddit’s Data Science sub-Reddit.

Get started today by enrolling in one or more training-certification programs:

• Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate

•  IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate

• Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Professional Certificate (Exam PL-300)

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