How much does a Data Scientist V make in California? The average Data Scientist V salary in California is $193,503 as of June 27, 2024, but the range typically falls between $173,174 and $211,006. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on the city and many other important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession.

Data Scientist V Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Data Scientist V Salary $154,665 CA June 27, 2024
25th Percentile Data Scientist V Salary $173,174 CA June 27, 2024
50th Percentile Data Scientist V Salary $193,503 CA June 27, 2024
75th Percentile Data Scientist V Salary $211,006 CA June 27, 2024
90th Percentile Data Scientist V Salary $226,941 CA June 27, 2024
25% $173,174 10% $154,665 90% $226,941 75% $211,006 $193,503 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What skills does a Data Scientist V need?

Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

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Analysis: Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.

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Data Analysis: Data analysis is a process of inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and supporting decision-making. Data analysis has multiple facets and approaches, encompassing diverse techniques under a variety of names, and is used in different business, science, and social science domains. In today's business world, data analysis plays a role in making decisions more scientific and helping businesses operate more effectively. Data mining is a particular data analysis technique that focuses on modeling and knowledge discovery for predictive rather than purely descriptive purposes, while business intelligence covers data analysis that relies heavily on aggregation, focusing mainly on business information. In statistical applications, data analysis can be divided into descriptive statistics, exploratory data analysis (EDA), and confirmatory data analysis (CDA). EDA focuses on discovering new features in the data while CDA focuses on confirming or falsifying existing hypotheses. Predictive analytics focuses on application of statistical models for predictive forecasting or classification, while text analytics applies statistical, linguistic, and structural techniques to extract and classify information from textual sources, a species of unstructured data. All of the above are varieties of data analysis.

3.

Tableau: Using business intelligence software to perform data analysis, data visualization, and the BI process of an organization.

Analysis 9.85%
Data Analysis 2.49%
Tableau 1.52%
Others 86.14%
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Job Description for Data Scientist V

Data Scientist V identifies trends, patterns, and anomalies found in big data sets by performing extensive data analysis to develop insights. Performs data mining, cleaning, and aggregation processes to prepare data, implement data models, conduct analysis, and develop databases. Being a Data Scientist V interprets results from multiple structured and unstructured data sources using programming, statistical, and analytical techniques and tools. Collaborates with teams to understand each data analysis projects' underlying purpose, focus, and objectives. Additionally, Data Scientist V designs, develops, and implements the most valuable data-driven solutions for the organization. Typically requires a master's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering or equivalent. Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. The Data Scientist V works autonomously. Goals are generally communicated in "solution" or project goal terms. May provide a leadership role for the work group through knowledge in the area of specialization. Works on advanced, complex technical projects or business issues requiring state of the art technical or industry knowledge. To be a Data Scientist V typically requires 10+ years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)... View full job description

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  • Description SAIC is seeking cleared (Secret) Data Scientists to support Project Overmatch. Candidates will develop and implement a set of techniques or ana...
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  • Job Number: R0201578 Data Scientist, Mid. The Opportunity: As a data scientist, you're excited at the prospect of unlocking the secrets held by a data set,...
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  • Duties NH-02 DUTY 1: Performs developmental assignments in support of projects assigned to higher level analysts. Performs minor phases of a larger assignm...
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  • Duties NH-02 DUTY 1: Performs developmental assignments in support of projects assigned to higher level analysts. Performs minor phases of a larger assignm...
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  • Requisition ID: R10164248 * *Category:* Research and Sciences * *Location:* Palmdale, California, United States of America * *Clearance Type:* Secret * *Te...
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Location Coachella, CA Avg. Salary $184,907 Date Updated June 27, 2024
Location Acampo, CA Avg. Salary $187,538 Date Updated June 27, 2024
Location Acton, CA Avg. Salary $194,205 Date Updated June 27, 2024
Location Adelanto, CA Avg. Salary $184,556 Date Updated June 27, 2024
Location Adin, CA Avg. Salary $179,819 Date Updated June 27, 2024
Location Agoura Hills, CA Avg. Salary $191,398 Date Updated June 27, 2024
Location Aguanga, CA Avg. Salary $185,433 Date Updated June 27, 2024
Location Ahwahnee, CA Avg. Salary $174,732 Date Updated June 27, 2024
Location Alameda, CA Avg. Salary $214,029 Date Updated June 27, 2024
Location Alamo, CA Avg. Salary $213,502 Date Updated June 27, 2024

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