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SSOC 2024 unit

Manufacturing Verified · 21 Mar 2024

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Data scientist

Data scientist develops and implements techniques and analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualisation software. He/she applies data mining, data modelling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyse information from large structured and unstructured datasets. He/she also visualises, interprets, and reports data findings and may create dynamic data reports as well.

Level

unit

Mapped ISCO

1

Source

SingStat

In this unit group: sibling units

Official data

Official nameSingapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024)
Issuing authorityDepartment of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS)
Tax authorityInland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS)
PurposeClassifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting.
Active versionSSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024)
Hierarchy levelUnit (final leaf, 5-digit)
Sourcehttps://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic
Prior versionsSSIC 2020, SSIC 2015

Definition & tasks

Data scientist develops and implements techniques and analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualisation software. He/she applies data mining, data modelling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyse information from large structured and unstructured datasets. He/she also visualises, interprets, and reports data findings and may create dynamic data reports as well.

Tasks

No tasks listed.

Examples

Under this unit

•Ÿ  Chief data scientist

Elsewhere

•Ÿ  Artificial intelligence (AI) applied researcher, see 25142 •Ÿ  Machine learning engineer, see 25143 •Ÿ  Data engineer, see 25213

Hierarchy context

2→21→212→2122→21222 Data scientist

Correspondence tables

SSOC 2020

  • 21222 — Data scientist

ISCO-08

  • 2120 — Mathematicians, actuaries and statisticians

Alphabetical index entries

Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.

Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.

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