MogiUS Data Scientist Job Postings Edge Down
Data Scientist job postings in the US saw a slight decrease over the last seven days.
By Felix Hartmann, Mogi Research · Oct 17, 2026
In the US, Data Scientist job postings fell by one percent in the past seven days. This follows a slight decrease from 176 postings to 174.
This change may be due to a number of factors. Employers may be adjusting their hiring needs, or the pool of available candidates might be shifting. It is also possible that the crawl captured fewer postings for this role during this specific period.
In contrast, Frontend Engineer roles saw a twenty-five percent rise in postings, and Product Owner roles increased by eleven percent. Analytics Engineer and Machine Learning Engineer postings also saw modest growth.
The numbers
What is the fastest growing role family in the US over the last 7 days?
| Name | Last 7 days | The 7 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | 174 | 176 | -1% |
| Frontend Engineer | 50 | 40 | +25% |
| Product Owner | 115 | 104 | +11% |
| Analytics Engineer | 35 | 34 | +3% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 95 | 93 | +2% |
Top employers: Booz Allen Hamilton (11), Allergan (10), Jobgether (6)
Top states: Virginia (16), Texas (15), California (14)
Data Scientist jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 7 days to 2026-10-17 with the 7 days before them. Covers US, all states, all roles. Employers with fewer than five postings in the last eight weeks are grouped together and left out of the rankings. The company details come from the crawl's company profiles, where the crawl has one.
Written by Felix Hartmann of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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