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[fn 1] How easy it is to re-enter academia depends on the field. It is easier in computer science than in other fields.[\/fn]
\r\n[fn 2]\"For many PhD holders, the key to success is to find a company whose product or service fascinates them, says Sebastian Gutierrez, author of Data Scientists at Work. \"You need someone who is excited enough about the business that they actually care that they need to meet quarterly budgets and goals.\"\" [Nature - Data science: Industry allure](http:\/\/www.nature.com\/naturejobs\/science\/articles\/10.1038\/nj7546-253a)[\/fn]<\/p>\r\n"},"categories":[342,1112],"class_list":["post-34310","career_profile","type-career_profile","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-careers","category-data-science"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nData science (for skill-building & earning to give) - Career review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/80000hours.org\/career-reviews\/data-science\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Thinking of learning about data science? 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