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Data
Science.

Statistics, ML, Python notebooks, model deployment. The deep path — for people who want to build models, not just query them. ~9 months to fully hireable.

~9 months
Duration
31
Courses
7
Projects
~$400 total
Cert Cost
// CERT STACK · IN ORDER
01

Google Data Analytics Certificate

Coursera / GoogleFree (audit)~6 months

Required foundation. SQL, Python intro, Tableau, R basics. Do this before touching ML.

02

IBM Data Science Professional Certificate

Coursera / IBMFree (audit)3–5 months

10-course series covering Python, Jupyter, Pandas, Matplotlib, ML with scikit-learn. One of the best free data science programs available.

03

Statistics for Data Science

Khan Academy / StatQuest (Free)Free4–6 weeks

Non-negotiable. Probability, hypothesis testing, distributions, regression. StatQuest on YouTube makes it actually understandable.

04

TensorFlow Developer Certificate

✦ HIREABLE HERE
Google / CourseraFree (study) · $100 exam3–5 months

Hireable checkpoint. Validates ML engineering skills. Deep learning, CNNs, NLP, time series. Gets you into ML engineer and data scientist roles.

05

AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialty

AWS Skill BuilderFree (study) · $300 exam3–5 months

Senior-level ML cert. Model training, tuning, deployment on AWS. Opens senior DS and ML architect roles.

06

3 End-to-End Projects

Kaggle / GitHubFree6–8 weeks

Data → model → deployment → writeup. One classification, one regression, one NLP or computer vision. Public on GitHub with README.

// SALARY RANGES · 2025–2026
$70K – $95K
Data Analyst → DS
Transition role, 1–2 yrs
$95K – $130K
Data Scientist
TF cert + projects, 2–4 yrs
$125K – $160K
Senior Data Scientist
AWS ML, production models
$155K – $200K+
Principal DS / ML Lead
Platform ownership, 7+ yrs

Aggregated from Indeed, LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Payscale, ZipRecruiter.

// FREE RESOURCES
IBM Data Science Certificate (Free audit)CourseraStatQuest with Josh Starmer (YouTube)YouTubeKaggle Learn — ML Courses (Free)KaggleFast.ai — Practical Deep LearningFast.aiAWS Skill Builder — ML SpecialtyAWS
// KNOWLEDGE CHECK

Test your knowledge.

5 questions · instant feedback · earn your DS badge on 4/5 correct.

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