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title: "The True Difference Between ML Engineer and Data Scientist"
description: "Data engineers also called data scientist. Machine learning engineers role is to develop new models and test them using suitable data."
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date: 2018-11-27
modified: 2026-10-10
author: "Srini"
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# The True Difference Between ML Engineer and Data Scientist

**Here are the differences between Data scientists and Machine learning Engineers.**

## **Data Scientist**

Preparing a **goal for an organization** is the role of the Data Scientist. He is like a super manager. He has skills in different technologies and processes.

1. They are not statisticians, data analysts, computer scientists, software engineers, or business analysts.
2.  The gap between statisticians and data scientists is later one who publish theoretical articles and train statisticians.
3.  Statisticians think that data science is about analyzing data, but it is more than that.
4.  They implement algorithms** that **process data automatically to provide automated predictions and actions.

Related[2 Top Algorithms Use Frequently in Data Science](https://srinimf.com/2013/05/05/algorithms-every-data-scientist-should-know-reservoir-sampling/)

## **Machine learning engineer**

ML engineer’s role is a subset of a data scientist. They develop the models. Also, they write algorithms to create a new model. Then data science engineers test the machine learning model together.

![Roles you need to understand in machine learning jobs.](https://i0.wp.com/srinimf.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/roles-in-machine-learning-jobs.png?resize=600%2C868&ssl=1)*J*ob roles in machine learning**

### Stages in Machine Learning

- Data collection
- Data Cleaning
- Training dataset
- Generating Model

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