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AI / machine learning specialist

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Key facts

+21.8%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United States

Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. Demand created directly by AI adoption. Working well with AI is becoming an asset.

The job

Designs, trains and deploys artificial intelligence models in a company's products.

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Gauges

Risk 3/5 · Moderate
AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (high)
Employment outlookStrong growthBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Computer and information research scientists)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayVery highBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $140,300
EntryLong and selectiveBLS, typical education needed for entry

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Sources

The BLS does not track this job separately. The closest category, computer and information research scientists, grows from 38,600 to 47,000 jobs between 2025 and 2035. The WEF ranks AI and machine learning specialists among the three fastest-growing jobs in relative terms to 2030.

Checked on 27 October 2026.