Career Roadmap · 2026
Data Scientist Roadmap
Extract insights and build predictive models. Here's exactly what to learn, in what order, and how long it takes.
$110K - $180K (US)
Salary Range
6-12 months
Time to Job-Ready
22% YoY
Demand Growth
5 phases
Phases
Prerequisites
Math/statistics backgroundBasic programmingCuriosity about data
The Roadmap
1
Python & SQL
Weeks 1-4PythonPandasSQLData wrangling
📦 Project: Clean and analyze a messy dataset
2
Statistics & ML
Weeks 5-10ProbabilityHypothesis testingRegressionClassification
📦 Project: A/B test analysis + prediction model
3
Advanced ML
Weeks 11-16Ensemble methodsTime seriesClusteringDimensionality reduction
📦 Project: Customer segmentation or forecasting
4
Deep Learning & NLP
Weeks 17-22Neural networksNLP basicsLLMsText analysis
📦 Project: Sentiment analysis or text classifier
5
Business & Career
Weeks 23-26Storytelling with dataStakeholder communicationPortfolioInterview prep
📦 Project: End-to-end business case study
Ready to start your Data Scientist journey?
Our live bootcamp covers this entire roadmap with instructor-led sessions, hands-on projects, and career support.