Junior Data Scientist Roadmap — 2026

From Zero to Hired

Ten structured steps covering the technologies and skills employers expect from a junior data scientist in 2026. Follow along, build projects, document everything.

10Projects
30+Technologies
~6Months

What You'll Master

Each step builds on the previous one. By the end you'll have a portfolio of 10 documented projects and real-world skills.

01Python & Git
02Pandas & NumPy
03SQL
04Visualization
05Stats & EDA
06Scikit-learn
07PyTorch
08NLP
09MLOps
10Portfolio
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The Learning Path

Click each step to expand details, project description, and GitHub link.

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