Data Scientist at City of New York
New York City, NY
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Jul 1, 2026
New York City, NY
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A data scientist role at New York City's transportation regulator, sitting within a policy-focused analytics unit. Day-to-day work centers on building and maintaining data pipelines, managing data quality, and conducting statistical analysis to support policy areas such as congestion, fare regulation, driver pay, and vehicle electrification. The role also involves presenting findings to leadership and mentoring colleagues, making it a good fit for someone comfortable bridging technical data work and public-policy contexts.
Mid level · 3+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Master's required · Full-time
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 4,000 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (data scientists). range 1,200–6,000
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $103,548–$176,968).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The posting is notably light on named technologies — no specific programming languages (e.g. Python, R), databases, or cloud platforms are explicitly called out anywhere in the JD. Skills were inferred from the described responsibilities (statistical analysis, data pipelines, data governance, cloud vs. legacy systems, data quality) rather than from a formal requirements list.
The role is hybrid (2 days/week remote), not fully remote — remote is set to false.
A Master's degree is a hard city requirement per the posting's opening note; 3 years of related experience is also explicitly required. The formal civil-service qualification block (Assignment Level II) confirms Master's + 3 years as the minimum gate.
The alt SOC (15-1243 Database Architects) reflects the meaningful data pipeline and database/aggregate-table management responsibilities alongside the analytical/data-science work.
No visa sponsorship is available; US work authorization is required — noted for sourcing purposes.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): data pipeline management, data governance.
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