Jess Kirkpatrick discusses her transition to Data Science, outreach for others considering a similar transition, multiple moves between companies, interesting projects, and predictions for the next few years in Data Science.  Links: Wage Report for hired.com: https://hired.com/wage-inequality-report/2020/#intro Jess’s Astronomer to Data Diva post on Medium - https://medium.com/data-diva/astronomer-to-data-diva-e3c457f6621d  Jess's blog: https://berkeleyjess.blogspot.com/ Jess's blog specifically about becoming a DS (with links to many other related posts she's written): https://berkeleyjess.blogspot.com/2015/02/so-you-want-to-be-data-scientist.html Jess’s Women in Astronomy blog posts about DS - https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2014/06/career-profiles-astronomer-to-data.html Jess’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/berkeleyjess/  ATDS 2024 - https://tinyurl.com/atds2024 Credits Intro Music: Tonight At Eight by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation) Outro Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation) Co-Hosts: Jeffrey Silverman and Joseph A’Hearn Recording: Jeffrey Silverman Editing: Joseph A’Hearn ATDS Podcast Logo: Joseph A’Hearn Thumbnail Headshot Image: Jess Kirkpatrick Thumbnail Design: Joseph A'Hearn Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 0:55 - Welcome 1:41 - Astrophysics Background 4:40 - Early Transition to Data Science 10:00 - Blogging to Share Her Experience 11:05 - How Transitioning Today Is Different 16:00 - The Founding of ATDS 24:02 - Moves between Companies 38:10 - Bay Area As a Data Science Hub 39:57 - Wage Gap Hackathon Project 44:24 - Predictions for the Next 5 Years in Data Science 48:14 - Advice for Someone Transitioning to Data Science  54:50 - Connect with Jess 55:24 - Outro #Astronomy #DataScience #Transitions #Podcast #ATDS #Astro2Data