Figure 7. This interactive sankey diagram shows the distribution of US search query job titles in data analysis, data science and machine learning by remote status.

A large impact COVID-19 had on the employment industry was the acceptance and encouragement of remote work. 65% of respondents in FlexJobs’ Career Pulse Survey conducted during summer 2022 expressed their desire to work remotely full-time, while 32% said they prefer a hybrid work environment ^[1]. Today, applicants have to consider whether they want a hybrid, in person, or fully remote job. Therefore, using this sankey diagram to understand the breakdown of job opportunities based on their remote status becomes relevant. The digram shows that the majority of opportunities are not remote, indicating that companies still see the value being in the office can have; more collabroation and communication, enhancced team building and and company cultre, etc. However, there is a relatively even split in remote vs non-remote opportunities for roles in data analysis as opposed to the very uneven split seen in machine learning roles. One possible reason for this may be because specific machine learning roles involve working with big/complex data that may require special comuting resources not able to be set up at home.