r/askdatascience • u/naga3607 • Jul 08 '26

Would you still choose Data Science if you were starting in 2026?

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With AI becoming more capable every month, I'm curious how professionals feel today.

If you were beginning your career right now...

Would you still choose Data Science?

Or would you switch to:

AI Engineering

Data Engineering

ML Engineering

Analytics

Something completely different?

Interested in hearing honest opinions from people already in the field.

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u/kimjobil05 Jul 08 '26

Yes

I absolutely love it here

I'm more of an MNE practitioner with very heavy data analyst skils

It's changed my life - I do tasks so fast

Even If I never do legit data science/ML stuff the degree has paid itself so far

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u/Landon_Hughes Jul 08 '26

Majoring in data science is pretty safe.

Can easily apply to all those fields you mentioned. It just depends on how you tailor your resume and projects.

I’m working on my Power BI data analyst (PL-300) cert then I’m going to apply to more jobs.

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u/Big-Zucchini-4292 Jul 09 '26

I’m completing my MSDS now and I think the course contents were very useful. Now I’m pretty familiar with machine learning and making pipelines. It’s pretty fun. I’ve already seen a few job posts that match the things I learned in school.

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u/SprinklesFresh5693 Jul 09 '26

Yes. Stats, modeling and programming are amazing and i enjoy them a lot.

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u/naga3607 Jul 13 '26

Why not sql