Market Demand
"With data analytics now one of the fastest growing fields in IT, it stands to reason that data scientists are in demand." - Fortune
VentureBeat lists 'Data Scientist' as the #2 fastest growing job in America, with 18.7% projected growth through 2020.
"The United States alone faces a shortage of 140,000 to 190,000 people with analytical expertise and 1.5 million managers and analysts with the skills to understand and make decisions based on the analysis of big data." - McKinsey Global Institute