5 In Demand Skills for Freelancers in 2023

2. Data Science

IM Score: 29

Data scientists had a median annual pay of $103,500 ($49.76 per hour) in 2022. While there is a general requirement of a bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject to become a data scientist, there are many data scientists like Sundas Khalid who joined their field without having a bachelor’s degree in a technical subject. There were 168,900 data science jobs in 2022, and the demand is expected to grow 35% by 2032, adding 59,400 new positions. To read more about data science, see the highest-paying countries for data scientists.