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The market right now
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On the Chopping Block
Junior Data Analyst
Postings down 34% YoY
↓ 34%
Prompt Engineer
Avg salary dropped $18K
↓ 22%
AI Content Moderator
Headcount cut 41% since Q1
↓ 41%
Junior ML Engineer
Hiring frozen at 6 of top 10 cos
↓ 33%
Ridding The Wave
AI Safety Researcher
Avg $485K (+27% YoY)
↑ 27%
Forward Deployed Engineer
$300K+ median, demand up 3x
↑ 3x
AI Infrastructure Architect
Open roles up 78% since Jan
↑ 75%
LLM Product Manager
New role, already at $190K median
↑ NEW
What’s your AI role actually worth?
Spoiler: probably more than you think. Or less. Let’s find out.
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