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You're right of course, but still there is a point: For 1 'intellectually' interesting data science job created there's probably 10 that have more to do with data massaging and all the relatively boring logistical stuff that come with data science.

Doesn't invalidate your point, but the majority of jobs under the very broad 'data science' label just aren't super interesting after all. Guess you just have to be careful to examine exactly what a specific 'data science' position entails.

I've found this to be very true. I've got friends who were hired as data scientists, paid a great salary, and are finding themselves doing basic reporting and SQL querying all day. No statistical modeling, and certainly no building anything.

I am absolutely saying that the expected case for data science is writing basic sql

Depends how you look at it.

Any decent Comp. Sci. University will have enough math and statistics.