Is anyone familiar with the state of the academic job market for data science/ML/statistics?

I frequently peruse [r/AskAcademia](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAcademia/) and they always talk about how getting a tenure-track job these days is a pipe dream. They frequently cite some statistic (not sure where it's from) that 2% of graduating PhD's get a tenure-track job. They also say that even when filtered to just STEM fields, this figure is somewhere around 9-10%.

I'm in the early stages of a PhD in statistics with research focus in ML at a fairly reputable program. My professors have all …

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