Around June to August 2027 I will be graduating with a PhD in Statistics from one of the top 10 programs in the USA.

For quite a few years I was convinced I wanted to pursue a career in academia. Now that I have started my 5th year in the PhD program, I am having a somewhat late realization that academia is not for me.

During my PhD, I have been completely out of tune with what's going on in industry and what skillsets are valuable. I never did an industry internship during my PhD, because I was so focused on academia. I feel like I have no idea what I am doing when it comes to applying to these types of jobs, so I wanted to ask a few questions about this.

I wanted to get a pulse on what's going on in industry right now in 2026, for someone like me who is nearing graduation with a PhD.…