Data scientist career advice: dashboard work has zero ROI, agent-workflow roles pay $200K
mdancho84 · x · 2026-10-08
Data science educator mdancho84 argues traditional data roles are being commoditized in 2026: "Track 1" data scientists work task-based — dashboards and ML models nobody uses, with zero ROI that AI can now produce.
He pushes a "Track 2" path: the AI+DS Systems Builder, workflow-based, using AI agents to automate data analytics processes — a role he claims companies will pay $200K for. Note the thread doubles as marketing for his own training tracks.
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