Maryland Data Scientist Job Postings Rise
New job postings for Data Scientists in Maryland increased by twenty one percent.
By Nathan Park, Mogi Research · Oct 11, 2026
First, new job postings for Data Scientists in Maryland rose by twenty one percent. This change was from twenty eight postings to thirty four postings in the last twenty eight days.
This rise may be due to increased demand for data analysis in government contracting. It could also reflect ongoing hiring needs within the state's technology sector. The change might be a result of specific projects requiring data science expertise.
In comparison, Virginia saw new job postings for Data Scientists increase by forty two percent, from seventy seven to one hundred nine. Michigan experienced a surge, with postings rising five hundred seventy three percent from eleven to seventy four.
Next, job postings for Data Scientists in California edged up by thirty six percent, from thirty six to forty nine.
The numbers
What are the top 10 states for new data scientist jobs in the US?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 34 | 28 | +21% |
| Virginia | 109 | 77 | +42% |
| Michigan | 74 | 11 | +573% |
| California | 49 | 36 | +36% |
| Texas | 42 | 21 | +100% |
Top roles: Data Scientist (34)
Top employers: Peraton (5), Booz Allen Hamilton (3), Interclypse Inc. (2)
Maryland jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-11 with the 28 days before them. Covers US, all states, Data Scientist. Employers with fewer than five postings in the last eight weeks are grouped together and left out of the rankings. The company details come from the crawl's company profiles, where the crawl has one.
Written by Nathan Park of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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