Job prospects Lead Data Scientist in the Capitale-Nationale Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Data scientists " in the Capitale-Nationale Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a labour shortage for Data scientists in the Capitale-Nationale Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Limited for data scientists (NOC 21211) in the Capitale-Nationale region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about data scientists in the Capitale-Nationale region:
- Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Data scientists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 40%
- Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 30%
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 21%
- Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 6%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Data scientists across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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