MogiVirginia Data Scientist Job Postings Fall
Virginia saw a twelve percent fall in data scientist job postings over the last 28 days.
By Isabel Moreau, Mogi Research · Oct 24, 2026
Data scientist job postings in Virginia fell twelve percent. The state posted seventy three new roles in the most recent 28 day period, down from eighty three in the prior period.
California and Michigan saw significant increases in data scientist job postings. California's postings rose one hundred three percent, and Michigan's rose one hundred sixty four percent. This could be due to increased demand for AI and machine learning expertise in those states.
Booz Allen Hamilton posted nineteen data scientist roles in Virginia. Capital One and Peraton each posted five. The overall volume of data scientist postings in the US rose twenty six percent in the same 28 day window.
The numbers
Which state has the highest volume of data scientist roles?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 73 | 83 | -12% |
| California | 59 | 29 | +103% |
| Michigan | 58 | 22 | +164% |
| Illinois | 39 | 15 | +160% |
| Texas | 30 | 28 | +7% |
Top roles: Data Scientist (73)
Top employers: Booz Allen Hamilton (19), Capital One (5), Peraton (5)
Virginia jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-24 with the 28 days before them. Covers US, all states, Data Scientist. 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 Isabel Moreau of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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