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My grandson is trying to choose a college major between computer science and data analytics, so could you compare job prospects and starting salaries for both fields using current data?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

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My grandson is trying to choose a college major between computer science and data analytics, so could you compare job prospects and starting salaries for both fields using current data?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 U.S. computer science starting salary data analytics bachelor's graduates salary survey 2025 2026 NACEGoogle ↗
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BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook software developers data scientists operations research analysts 2024 2034 median pay openingsGoogle ↗
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Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

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Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

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Short fact50%Other / navigationalComparisonConsequenceReason50%DefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
2026 U.S. computer science starting salary data analytics bachelor's graduates salary survey 2025 2026 NACE Google ↗
BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook software developers data scientists operations research analysts 2024 2034 median pay openings Google ↗

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
2026 U.S. computer science starting salary data analytics bachelor's graduates salary survey 2025 2026 NACE
OBSERVED
Google ↗
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—Short fact——1x
of 1
BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook software developers data scientists operations research analysts 2024 2034 median pay openings
OBSERVED
Google ↗
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—Reason——1x
of 1