Data Scientist/Engineer
BWXT
Lynchburg, VA · Posted October 26, 2026
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Where Lynchburg, VA ranks
Where Lynchburg, VA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best college towns for junior jobs in the Southeast49% · of 64
- #1Best cities for junior jobs in the Southeast47% · of 87
- #1Best cities for junior jobs in Virginia47% · of 26
- #2Best college towns for junior jobs in the Mid-Atlantic49% · of 55
- #2Best cities for junior jobs in the Mid-Atlantic47% · of 85
- #15Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Southeast5% · of 77
Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 179 open data scientist listings that state pay, the middle half runs $127,000 to $185,500 and the median is $151,500.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among database administrators, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for database administrators: 33% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
At BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT), we are People Strong, Innovation Driven. A U.S.-based company, BWXT is a Fortune 1000 and Defense News Top 100 manufacturing and engineering innovator that prov