SOC Code 15-2051 - Data Scientists

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2018 SOC detailed occupation. Official U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics classification.

Key facts for SOC 15-2051

Code
15-2051
O*NET® code
15-2051.00
Level
Detailed occupation, 2018 SOC
Official title
Data Scientists
Broad occupation
15-2050 Data Scientists
Extended SOC
3 O*NET® occupations
Source
BLS, 2018 SOC

Description

Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018 Standard Occupational Classification.

Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets. Visualize, interpret, and report data findings. May create dynamic data reports.

Classification scope for SOC 15-2051

Classified elsewhere

Bureau of Labor Statistics exclusions. This work belongs in another SOC code.

"Statisticians" (15-2041), "Cartographers and Photogrammetrists" (17-1021), and "Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars" (29-9021).

Where SOC 15-2051 sits in the hierarchy

Major group 15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations Minor group 15-2000 Mathematical Science Occupations Broad occupation Direct parent 15-2050 Data Scientists
Detailed occupation Current 15-2051 Data Scientists

Extended SOC (O*NET®-SOC 31.0)

3 occupations

O*NET® child pages of this detailed SOC code. A suffix of .00 is the O*NET® occupation for this code. A higher suffix is a finer breakout. These are not additional official SOC codes.

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Sources for SOC 15-2051

  • Official classification source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2018 Standard Occupational Classification. BLS SOC page
  • Extended SOC source This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. SICCODE.com has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.

Published by SICCODE.com. The title, description, and exclusions are the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018 SOC text. Wage and employment figures, when shown, are U.S. national estimates from the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

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