AI-related roles add 750k+ US jobs since 2023, with ~$180k median pay
ramagetime · x · 2026-10-05
- Aaron Levie amplified KobeissiLetter's jobs data, arguing AI is creating new roles, not just replacing work.
- LinkedIn estimates 750k+ AI-related jobs added in the US since 2023: 282k data annotators, 117k data center jobs, 105k AI engineers — 504k from those three categories alone.
- Median AI-linked salary is $180k vs $80k across all jobs, driven by infrastructure buildout and labor demand.
- Levie adds that existing roles are also shifting: banks, life sciences firms, manufacturers and law firms are hiring or repositioning technical staff for agent deployment, spawning new roles like FDEs and AI deployment services firms.
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