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BLS OEWS State Data Scientist Workforce

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.

1.0.0

Version

Jul 27, 2026

Published

1

Board

bls-oews-state-data-scientist-workforce

Method ID

Sources

Where the facts come from

Source Filters
Naics

000000

Area Type

2

Industry Group

cross-industry

Ownership Code

1235

Occupation Group

detailed

Ranking rule

How the order is produced

Direction

descending

Tie Breakers
  • bls-data-scientist-location-quotient
  • stateCode
Primary Metric

bls-data-scientist-state-employment

Transformation

none

Refresh

When the method reruns

Each board shows the date of the snapshot it is built from.

Boards

Boards using this version

Every published board built with this method. Each opens on its latest snapshot.
BoardPrimary measureRowsConfidenceSnapshotBoard versionRefreshBoard
State data scientist workforcebls-data-scientist-state-employment50100%May 15, 20261.0.0Not statedOpen the board: State data scientist workforce

Versioned contract

Complete measurement ledger

These fields are stored with the methodology version. A changed contract must publish a new version before comparable movement can resume.

Period

latest May annual BLS OEWS state release

Ranking

Direction

descending

Tie Breakers
  • bls-data-scientist-location-quotient
  • stateCode
Primary Metric

bls-data-scientist-state-employment

Transformation

none

Universe

50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia when BLS publishes an estimate for SOC 15-2051

Occupation

Code

15-2051

Title

Data Scientists

Limitations

  • OEWS values are survey estimates, not a census.
  • Self-employed workers are excluded.
  • The occupation is the exact SOC 15-2051 Data Scientists category; it is not a measure of every worker using AI.
  • BLS advises that OEWS estimates are not designed for time-series comparisons.
  • Relative standard errors are retained with the ranking inputs.

Source Filters

Naics

000000

Area Type

2

Industry Group

cross-industry

Ownership Code

1235

Occupation Group

detailed

Geography Version

us-states-dc-oews-2026-07-27

Suppression Policy

A state or wage is omitted when BLS does not publish an estimate; missing values are never imputed or treated as zero.

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