Job requirements Data Scientist in Canada

Find out what you typically need to work as a data scientist in Canada. These requirements are applicable to all Data scientists (NOC 21211).

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

  • A bachelor's degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science, computer systems engineering or a related discipline or completion of a college program in computer science is usually required.
  • A master's or doctoral degree in machine learning, data science, or a related quantitative field is usually required.
  • Experience in programming is usually required.
  • Experience in statistical modelling or machine learning is usually required

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing

We don’t have information on professional certification requirements. According to our records, this occupation is not regulated in Canada.

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Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

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