DS vs MLE vs AS?

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I heard that ppl who are fresh out of school with stats/ds credentials have some tough decisions to make when picking their first role. Is it true that you can make more in mle and applied sci than you can as a ds? Is this true?

skrrt · Accepted Answer

Like anonpanda said it depends on the definition of DS vs AS etc. but at most companies its true that if your job is more ML/production code focused than you will make more than some doing more product analysis focused DS work. However there are a lot of FAANG/Unicorn type tech companies where product DS are paid at the same tier as SWE/MLE/Algo-DS. Places like uber/airbnb/doordash for example

Anonpanda · Answer

It really depends on the company and team you are planning to join. I feel like each employer have a different definition for the roles mentioned above, and define responsibilities differently. Amazon Applied Scientists are expected to work as Data Scientists + deploy models to production like a SWE

StinkyDiver109 · Answer

Good q. Saw some other ppl who have phds say something similar. Ppl with stats degrees have so many options at that level of focus.

DS vs MLE vs AS?

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