This, again, largely depends on the industries/career paths. But we summarized answers to these questions based on Indeed job postings for data scientists. Further Reading: What are the In-Demand Skills for Data Scientists In summary, the most in-demand skills required for data scientists are: Python SQL Machine Learning We strongly suggest starting your data science journey by learning Python first. It is a free and powerful program that's capable of many different tasks. Also, it is better to start with technical skills than theoretical knowledge. You'll be able to apply the machine learning/statistics techniques with Python when you are learning about them later. That makes it more fun and understandable! Further Reading: How to Install/Setup Python and Prep for Data Science NOW We are planning on launching a mini-course breaking into data science with Python in the near future. Stay tuned by signing up for our newsletter!