Due to high demand and low supply in case of data scientists in the industry, the expectations from them are also high. However, this means that the recognition and career benefits (like salary) are exceptionally high as well. If you are aspiring to be a data scientist then we have compiled key points, which the employers generally look for in data scientists while hiring: Education: Most of the data scientists are Masters and PhDs in the field so it is essential that you acquire higher education if you aim to be a data scientist. Getting certified also adds to it. Programming: Data science is a field of computer science in general so it goes without question that your programming skills determine how well you can handle the job. Libraries/Tools: Programming languages are a basic platform upon which there are libraries and tools built which in turn help you in preparing, analysis, as well as visualization of data. Machine Learning: After preparing the data, deep learning is to be applied to it to analyze the patterns and find a relationship in it. Having ML skills is a must. Projects: Projects help provide proof of your skills and they help to determine your strong points and interests which in turn helps you to explore this field as well. Communication: Data scientist communicates not only within their own team of data scientists but with other non-tech people such as Sales team, marketing team etc. who do not understand technical language. It is, therefore, imperative that a data scientist is able to explain his/her findings in a simple way.