The 2025 AI Job Market: What You Really Need to Know

The U.S. AI job market in 2025 is exploding. Fueled by generative AI, productivity gains, and shifting employer expectations, AI roles are seeing unprecedented demand, high salaries, and some surprising new trends.

Here’s what the data tells us from BLS, PwC, LinkedIn, Forbes, and more.

AI Jobs Are Growing

• AI-related postings now make up 1.8% of all U.S. job ads (up from 1.4%).
• Roles labeled “AI-exposed” are growing, not disappearing — up 38% since 2019.
• Productivity in AI-heavy industries has quadrupled, driving massive value.

Who’s Hiring, and What’s Hot?

Top-paying AI roles in 2025:

• ML Engineer — $161K
• NLP Engineer — $156K
• Deep Learning Specialist — $153K
• Generative AI Engineer — $150K
• Computer Vision Engineer — $127K (and 36,000+ openings)

Remote jobs are booming, but SF, NYC, and Seattle still offer the highest comp.

Major employers include:

• OpenAI, Anthropic, Grammarly, Hive
• Financial firms, healthcare orgs, e-commerce, and manufacturers
• Startups and Big Tech — both are hiring aggressively

Skills That Matter (More Than Degrees)