What skills are required to become a Data scientist?

Here are the most required skills for a data scientist position from analysing thousands of job posts (I also included some free resources I found for each skill):

1. Python

• Web Programming Beginners Course – Learn Python Programming
• Python
• Learn Python - Free Interactive Python Tutorial

2. Machine Learning

• Machine Learning on coursera
• Machine Learning on coursera

3. R

• Learn R Programming Language & RStudio Basics in 1 Hour
• R Programming Langauge - Code School
• Introduction to R | DataCamp

4. Big Data

• Big Data University
• Big Data and Hadoop Essentials - Udemy
• Basic overview of Big Data Hadoop - Udemy

5. Hadoop

• Big Data and Hadoop Essentials - Udemy
• Basic overview of Big Data Hadoop - Udemy
• Hadoop Training & Certification Course | Udemy

6. SQL

• Interactive Online SQL Training for Beginners
• Sachin Quickly Learns (SQL) - Structured Query Language
• SQL Tutorial

7. Statistics

• Statistics One on coursera
• Statistics and Probability
• Probability & Statistics

8. Java

• Learn Java: The Java Programming Tutorial For Beginners
• Learn Java - Free Interactive Java Tutorial
• Learn Java Programming From Scratch - Udemy

9. Data Mining

• Data Mining and Web Scraping: How to Convert Sites into Data
• Data Mining on coursera

• Twitter
• Facebook
• Google
• Tumblr
• Pinterest