AI Role Distribution Explorer
Explore ESTIMATED AI role distribution by company size & industry with the AI Role Distribution Explorer. Benchmark salaries, demand, and growth trends for top AI jobs.
| AI Role | Company Size Min (Employees) | Company Size Max (Employees) | Industry | Median Salary (ESTIMATE) | Open Roles (ESTIMATE) | Growth Rate (ESTIMATE) |
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The AI Role Distribution Explorer is your go-to resource for understanding how AI talent is distributed across different company sizes and industries. As the AI job market evolves rapidly, professionals and employers alike need insights into where demand for specific AI roles is highest and how salaries vary depending on organizational scale. This tool leverages ESTIMATED data from LinkedIn Talent Insights, Levels.fyi, Glassdoor, and Bureau of Labor Statistics reports to provide a comprehensive view of AI role distribution, helping you benchmark career opportunities or hiring strategies.
Whether you're a job seeker evaluating opportunities, a recruiter identifying talent pools, or a hiring manager planning workforce expansion, the AI Role Distribution Explorer delivers actionable insights. For instance, Machine Learning Engineers are heavily concentrated in technology firms with 200+ employees, while Data Scientists see broader demand across finance and healthcare sectors. Smaller startups often prioritize versatile AI roles like AI Product Managers or AI Sales Engineers, while enterprise companies invest in specialized positions like AI Research Scientists or AI Solutions Architects.
The data presented here is an ESTIMATE based on aggregated hiring trends, salary surveys, and job postings from the past 12 months. Salary ranges reflect total compensation (base + bonuses), and growth rates indicate year-over-year increases in job postings and hiring activity. Use this tool to explore how AI roles scale with company size, compare industries, and identify emerging niche roles like AI Ethics Specialists or AI UX Designers that are gaining traction in regulated or user-centric fields.
How It Works
The AI Role Distribution Explorer aggregates and visualizes ESTIMATED data on AI role prevalence, median salaries, and growth trends across industries and company sizes. Use the filters at the top of the table to narrow down results by industry, company size, or role type. For example, select "Technology" and "200-1000 employees" to see which AI roles are most common in mid-sized tech firms, along with their estimated salary ranges and growth rates.
Click on any column header to sort the table by that metric—such as sorting by "Growth Rate (ESTIMATE)" to identify high-demand roles, or by "Median Salary (ESTIMATE)" to compare compensation. The "Open Roles (ESTIMATE)" column provides a rough indication of job market liquidity, helping you assess which roles have more opportunities available.
Methodology Note
All numeric data in this tool is labeled as an ESTIMATE and is derived from a combination of public sources, including LinkedIn Talent Insights, Levels.fyi compensation surveys, Glassdoor salary reports, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment trends. The estimates reflect median values, and actual figures may vary based on geographic location, company-specific policies, and market conditions.
Open roles and growth rates are calculated based on job posting volume trends over the past year, normalized by industry and company size. Salary data includes base compensation and bonuses but excludes equity or long-term incentives. Company size ranges are aligned with standard industry classifications (e.g., 10-50 employees = small; 200-1000 = mid-sized; 10,000+ = enterprise).
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