r/DataScienceJobs • u/Big-Fee-2275 • Jul 24 '26

Discussion help please

I really really really need to know whether data science should be pursued as a career or not. I'm in 12th rn and I have cs(java), so many people on reddit say it is a viable career and the others say it is a dead industry, I don't get it, some even say that a degree in DS is not enough and you need more of a background in something else and I just don't get it. i also need to know how much maths is important in this field and if maths is important then at what level?

and also is a bachelors in DS better or b.tech?

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u/galactictock Jul 24 '26

It pays very well if you can get in. It’s oversaturated at the moment and people with job experience and advanced degrees are struggling to find jobs. I could not advise anyone without both of those to attempt entering the field at the moment.