Job prospects Lead Data Scientist in the Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Data scientists " in the Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie 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 labour surplus for Data scientists in the Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie Region. There were more workers available than job openings 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 Kitchener - Waterloo - Barrie region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
Here are some key facts about data scientists in the Kitchener - Waterloo - Barrie region:
- Approximately 1,650 people work in this occupation.
- Data scientists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 48%
- Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 22%
- Information, cultural, arts, entertainment and recreation services (NAICS 51, 71): 9%
- Educational services (NAICS 61): 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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