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0 pointsrdouble13y ago0 comments

In my experience, even though data science is touted as a hot field, the reality is that it's kind of boring and doesn't pay more than other types of programming. It's hard to give specific advice because I think you're operating on incorrect assumptions.

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noobplusplus13y ago· 1 in thread

what according to you are the incorrect assumptions which I am operating on. My goal is to make somewhere around 60 - 70 USD/hr. and am willing to invest 2-3 months of learning.

And I already have 2 years of professional programming experience in Python.

rdoubleOP13y ago

The incorrect assumption is that I don't think you'll necessarily make more money by being a data science consultant rather than a django/flask developer.

I don't know where you live but where I live you can make 60-70 USD/hr with the skills you already have. Like, make json API server for a mobile app with Flask, that pays anywhere from $50-150/hr in my experience. As someone else mentioned, what you get paid has more to do with where you live and who you work for.

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