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RANK.AI DATA / LATEST PUBLICATION

State data Scientist workforce

50 places ranked by data scientist employment.
California is out in front at 39,310 jobs.

50 of 51 placeschecked May 15, 2026, 1:19 PM UTCdailyhow we measure this →CSV / JSON

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California

39,310 jobsdata scientist employment

Ahead of second place
13.5K
Held by the top three
34%
Middle of the board
2,490
Below half the leader
47 of 50
Highest 39,310 jobsMiddle 2,490
1. California — 39,310 jobs2. Texas — 25,860 jobs3. New York — 23,970 jobs4. Pennsylvania — 13,810 jobs5. North Carolina — 11,430 jobs6. Illinois — 10,520 jobs7. Florida — 10,240 jobs8. Washington — 9,600 jobs9. Massachusetts — 9,420 jobs10. Georgia — 9,260 jobs11. Virginia — 8,920 jobs12. Michigan — 7,360 jobs13. New Jersey — 6,430 jobs14. Colorado — 6,280 jobs15. Ohio — 6,100 jobs16. Missouri — 4,730 jobs17. Arizona — 4,560 jobs18. Wisconsin — 4,370 jobs19. Utah — 4,360 jobs20. Minnesota — 4,020 jobs21. South Carolina — 3,750 jobs22. Indiana — 3,580 jobs23. Maryland — 3,340 jobs24. Tennessee — 2,790 jobs25. District of Columbia — 2,680 jobs26. Iowa — 2,300 jobs27. Oregon — 2,140 jobs28. Nebraska — 1,980 jobs29. Oklahoma — 1,900 jobs30. Connecticut — 1,760 jobs31. Alabama — 1,740 jobs32. Nevada — 1,680 jobs33. Kentucky — 1,540 jobs34. Idaho — 1,350 jobs35. Louisiana — 1,300 jobs36. Maine — 1,210 jobs37. Rhode Island — 1,160 jobs38. New Hampshire — 1,100 jobs39. Delaware — 770 jobs40. New Mexico — 560 jobs41. Arkansas — 530 jobs42. Kansas — 490 jobs43. Mississippi — 440 jobs44. West Virginia — 390 jobs45. Hawaii — 300 jobs46. Alaska — 230 jobs47. South Dakota — 220 jobs48. Montana — 220 jobs49. North Dakota — 210 jobs50. Vermont — 200 jobs
Rank 1one bar per published rowRank 50
WHY THIS RANK / VERIFIED SNAPSHOT

South Dakota

Ranks states by the latest BLS estimate of employment in the exact SOC 15-2051 Data Scientists occupation, with published concentration, wage, and sampling-error context.

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Published rank
#47
Score
220 jobs
Sample size
5

100% confidence · 50% component coverage · as of May 15, 2026, 1:19 PM UTC

SCORE CONSTRUCTION

Component ledger

5/10 evidenced
Components contributing to South Dakota's rank
ComponentValueWeightContributionEvidenceStatus
bls data scientist annual mean wage USD102450.00000000000%01available
bls data scientist annual median wage USD96150.00000000000%01available
bls data scientist jobs per 10000.48900000000%01available
bls data scientist location quotient0.29000000000%01available
bls data scientist state employment220.0000000000100%2201available
employmentRelativeStandardErrorPercent24.90%—0unavailableno_public_frozen_evidence
excludesSelfEmployed1Unavailable—0unavailableno_public_frozen_evidence
occupationCode15-2051Unavailable—0unavailableno_public_frozen_evidence
stateCodeSDUnavailable—0unavailableno_public_frozen_evidence
surveyEstimate1Unavailable—0unavailableno_public_frozen_evidence
WHY IT MOVED

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PRIMARY EVIDENCE

Source trail

5 public records
  • Data scientist annual mean wagebls data scientist annual mean wage USD · observed May 15, 2026, 1:19 PM UTC$102,450.00100% confidence
    Source
    BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics state release
    Grade
    A
    Freshness
    fresh
    Locator
    {"workbook":"oesm25st/state_M2025_dl.xlsx","worksheet":"state_MYYYY_dl","stateColumn":"PRIM_STATE","outerArchive":"oesm25st.zip","occupationCode":"15-2051","occupationCodeColumn":"OCC_CODE"}
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  • Data scientist annual median wagebls data scientist annual median wage USD · observed May 15, 2026, 1:19 PM UTC$96,150.00100% confidence
    Source
    BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics state release
    Grade
    A
    Freshness
    fresh
    Locator
    {"workbook":"oesm25st/state_M2025_dl.xlsx","worksheet":"state_MYYYY_dl","stateColumn":"PRIM_STATE","outerArchive":"oesm25st.zip","occupationCode":"15-2051","occupationCodeColumn":"OCC_CODE"}
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  • Data scientist jobs per 1,000 jobsbls data scientist jobs per 1000 · observed May 15, 2026, 1:19 PM UTC0.489 jobs_per_1000100% confidence
    Source
    BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics state release
    Grade
    A
    Freshness
    fresh
    Locator
    {"workbook":"oesm25st/state_M2025_dl.xlsx","worksheet":"state_MYYYY_dl","stateColumn":"PRIM_STATE","outerArchive":"oesm25st.zip","occupationCode":"15-2051","occupationCodeColumn":"OCC_CODE"}
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  • Data scientist location quotientbls data scientist location quotient · observed May 15, 2026, 1:19 PM UTC0.29 ratio100% confidence
    Source
    BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics state release
    Grade
    A
    Freshness
    fresh
    Locator
    {"workbook":"oesm25st/state_M2025_dl.xlsx","worksheet":"state_MYYYY_dl","stateColumn":"PRIM_STATE","outerArchive":"oesm25st.zip","occupationCode":"15-2051","occupationCodeColumn":"OCC_CODE"}
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  • Data scientist employmentbls data scientist state employment · observed May 15, 2026, 1:19 PM UTC220 jobs100% confidence
    Source
    BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics state release
    Grade
    A
    Freshness
    fresh
    Locator
    {"workbook":"oesm25st/state_M2025_dl.xlsx","worksheet":"state_MYYYY_dl","stateColumn":"PRIM_STATE","outerArchive":"oesm25st.zip","occupationCode":"15-2051","occupationCodeColumn":"OCC_CODE"}
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REPRODUCIBILITYBLS OEWS State Data Scientist Workforce · v1.0.0248 observations · 1 sources · passed quality
Snapshot
07ac8209-f8ee-4002-9a0f-29608fcc07f0
Data hash
83a802b0f77baf44c11581fca97dac6e874bc7f52d9b5cd58d3fa695fde4717f
Method hash
79a31904f559c05f0a34ff811094561b5823667bbe22b595f0849cba339c389d

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