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Argument with Lawyers over SOC Group for Data Scientist
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I am having a bit of a back and forth with my employer's paralegal who's preparing the LCA for my H1B this year. I am currently on initial OPT.

I have a bachelor's in Computer Science and Masters in Finance ( STEM ). I've worked as a software developer in the US before my masters. After my masters, I started working as a Data Scientist. My masters' i20 mentions my major to be 'Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods' (My college refers to this as Masters of Finance (STEM))

Now, the paralegal *thinks* that my roles and responsibilities align with 'Data Architect' as per:
https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/15-1199.06
( Education: Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. )

While the duties mentioned on that link might align well, I am not comfortable with filing under that title because as an engineer I understand the distinction between the two clearly. In the event an RFE comes, which is very likely, I'll face a challenge.

I researched on what SOC people usually use for Data Scientist positions and it seems like its this SOC :
https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/15-1111.00

( Education: Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree). )

The paralegal's rationale is that the Data Science SOC requires Masters or PHD ( I am assuming she thinks that the Masters should be in data science), whereas the Database Architect SOC does not explicitly mention the need for the same. In any case, I strongly believe my masters is in a related field i.e

"Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Description: A general program that focuses on the application of statistical modeling, data warehousing, data mining, programming, forecasting and operations research techniques to the analysis of problems of business organization and performance. Includes instruction in optimization theory and mathematical techniques, data mining, data warehousing, stochastic and dynamic modeling, operations analysis, and the design and testing of prototype systems and evaluation models"

How should I proceed here? Does the paralegal have a valid point? How much of a difference does it make anyways?

TL;DR
Paralegal wants to file for Data Scientist position with SOC code for Database Architect, since the latter does not need a Masters or PHD. I have masters in Finance (majors on i20 is Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods) and undergrad in Computer Science. Not comfortable to file as Database Architect ( dont want to lie ) Am I thinking too much? Does it matter?

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