Career
AI / Machine Learning Engineer
Build and deploy ML systems at scale. One of the highest-paid tracks in tech.
Median salary
$145K
$81K$222K
2022–2032 outlook
+26%
Much faster than averageA day in the life
- 01Clean training data and tune a model
- 02Set up evaluation harness and run experiments
- 03Partner with infra to deploy to production
What you'll actually do
- →Develop and train machine-learning models
- →Integrate ML services into applications
- →Evaluate model performance against business metrics
Majors that lead here
Computer Science
Software Engineer, Data Scientist, Product Manager, Cybersecurity Analyst, AI/ML Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Systems Architect, Mobile Developer, Game Developer, Quantitative Analyst
Data Science & AI
Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, Business Intelligence Analyst, AI Researcher, Data Engineer, Quantitative Analyst, Data Analyst, MLOps Engineer, Research Scientist (industry), Decision Scientist
Engineering
Mechanical Engineer, Civil Engineer, Software Engineer, Biomedical Engineer, Aerospace Engineer, Chemical Engineer, Petroleum Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Materials Engineer, Industrial Engineer
Top colleges for this path
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH
99.5% acceptance
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
55% acceptance
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
78.9% acceptance
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
48% acceptance
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
53% acceptance
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
66% acceptance
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
16% acceptance
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
11.6% acceptance
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
49.9% acceptance
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
86.1% acceptance
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
60.6% acceptance
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
69.2% acceptance
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