Data scientist jobs in the United States
Short answer: 558 live data scientist roles in the United States, from 193 employers. 94 were posted in the last seven days.
How much is open
| Employer | Live roles |
|---|---|
| Bah | 83 |
| Leidos | 19 |
| Guidehouse | 17 |
| CapTech Consulting | 16 |
| Accenture Federal Services | 15 |
| SOSi | 14 |
| JPMorganChase | 13 |
| AbbVie | 13 |
Bah is the largest single employer in this group with 15% of the roles.
277 were posted in the last 30 days out of 558 listed, which is 50%. The rest have been open longer, and an older posting is worth a quick check before you spend an hour on the form.
What they ask for in years
353 of these postings state a number of years. The rest say nothing, and we do not guess one.
| Stated minimum | Postings |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 59 |
| 3 to 5 years | 150 |
| 6 to 7 years | 53 |
| 8 years or more | 91 |
Half the postings that name a figure ask for 5 years or more. 17% are open to two years or fewer.
What they name in the advert
| Named in the advert | Postings |
|---|---|
| machine learning | 259 |
| Python | 102 |
| SQL | 79 |
| Azure | 28 |
| Deep | 25 |
| Generative | 23 |
| Ai | 23 |
| LLMs | 22 |
A term counts where the advert states it at least twice, which separates a requirement from a passing mention. One advert naming several technologies is counted under each, so these do not add up to the total.
What this does not tell you
This counts what employers published, not what they will hire. A role listed here may already be filled and not yet taken down, and roles filled through referrals or agencies never appear at all.
Nor is a count a measure of how easy any of this is to get. A group with many openings can have many more applicants per opening than a group with few.
Method
Every role is read from the employer's own careers board. A role is counted while that board still lists it. Dates are the employer's own posting dates where the board publishes one, and roles with no date are excluded from the seven and thirty day counts rather than assumed recent.
Roles are matched to this group by title, so a role advertised under an unusual name sits outside the count.
Counted on 14 October 2026.
Common questions
How many data scientist jobs are open in the United States?
558 roles are listed right now across 193 employers, of which 94 were posted in the last seven days and 277 in the last thirty.
Who is hiring data scientists in the United States?
The largest publishers right now are Bah, Leidos, Guidehouse, CapTech Consulting. The full list runs to 193 employers.
How much experience do these roles ask for?
Half the postings that name a figure ask for 5 years or more. 17% are open to two years or fewer.
Where do these numbers come from?
From employers' own job boards, read directly rather than from aggregators or recruiter reposts. The same roles are searchable at https://avagama.co/openings/jobs/search.