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.
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Published
- Jul 27, 2026
- Live boards
- 1
- Method ID
- bls-oews-state-data-scientist-workforce
Where the facts come from
- Source Filters
- Naics
000000
- Area Type
2
- Industry Group
cross-industry
- Ownership Code
1235
- Occupation Group
detailed
How the order is produced
- Direction
descending
- Tie Breakers
- bls-data-scientist-location-quotient
- stateCode
- Primary Metric
bls-data-scientist-state-employment
- Transformation
none
When the method reruns
- daily
Boards using this version
Only live, quality-gated boards appear. Each board opens on the exact published table and evidence path.
| Board | Primary measure | Rows | Confidence | Freshness | Board version | Cadence | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Data Scientist Workforcestate-data-scientist-workforce | bls-data-scientist-state-employment | 50 | 100% | current | 1.0.0 | daily | Open board → |
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.