data from linked in headquarters in mountain view california. >> a painter since childhood, 29-year-old maria walton said her art makes her good at her job. >> i ha ml image of everything in my brain and i feel like that has been a really good strength in joining different data sets together. >> once a meteorologist, now a data scientist at linked in. her job is so sift through the billions of data filed generated by clicks on the linked in website. she helped serve the firm and add veertizers better. but it is not just liked in but all businesses do it these days putting a premium on those like walton. >> data fielders is very sexy and it is in demand. so it is super hard to find right talent and the right people. >> that demand leading the consulting firm mckenzie to forecast a coming shortage of big data analysts. >> in 2018 we sized a potential gap of 140,000 to 190,000 positi alone. >> sherry shaw will hire over 100 data scientists this year a 50% increase from 2014. she said competition for talent often leads to bidding wars for workers who, depending on background can command a six-figure salary. >> s linked in keeps its mind and eyes open wh