According to a recent report from the World Economic Forum (WEF), the AI industry is experiencing rapid growth and is expected to create 97 million new jobs by 2025. This surge in job creation is closely related to the expanding computer and IT industry, which has been identified as an area with abundant remote work prospects.
In fact, the computer and IT industry took the top spot on FlexJobs’ list of occupations with the most remote jobs in 2023. The confluence of these two thriving industries is a promising landscape for people looking for employment and remote work opportunities.
“The computer and IT industry saw solid growth in the remote job marketplace last year. At FlexJobs, the career field topped our list of categories with the most remote jobs. At the same time, recent developments in AI have created lots of interest around the industry, and how it may shape the future of work and career opportunities. Fortunately, there are options for today’s job seekers interested in a career in AI,” said Toni Frana, FlexJobs’ lead career expert.
Frana recommended that applicants conduct initial market research, closely following recent events and news.
“As is the case with any career search, following key trends will help you stay in the loop and more easily target the right jobs,” said Frana. “We also recommend familiarizing yourself with popular job titles and AI companies that are hiring or have recently hired remote employees, such as those shared in our latest lists.”
Frana noted that applicants must make sure they have read the job descriptions for positions in the AI business.
This can help you estimate how much experience you need, as well as which hard and soft skills, like coding, critical thinking, and problem-solving, are helpful for a successful career in AI, she said. This is especially beneficial if you’re just getting started.
15 remote AI jobs that allow for remote work have been compiled by FlexJobs. According to the platform, these include the typical wage range from the job description or payscale:
- Machine Learning Engineering Lead – Nextdoor ($183,000 – $243,000).
- Senior Machine Learning Scientist – Freenome ($165,000 – $225,000).
- Lead Product Manager – Machine Learning – TaskRabbit ($127,000).
- Director, Data Analytics – Plume Hormone Therapy ($132,000).
- Staff Principal Data Scientist, Ads Machine Learning – Reddit ($149,000).
- Principal Program Manager, AI Writing – Turnitin ($146,000).
- Research Scientist, Applied Core ML – Meta Platforms ($143,000 – $196,000).
- Principal Software Engineer, Backend – Digital Diagnostics ($140,000 – $165,000).
- Senior Machine Learning Engineer – Messari ($135,000 – $200,000).
- Principal Technical Product Management, AI – Axon ($130,000 – $250,000).
- Senior Data Scientist – Citizens Bank ($129,000).
- Applied Machine Learning Engineer – Content Intelligence – Spotify ($113,000).
- Data Scientist – Machine Learning – GovCIO ($110,000 – $120,000).
- Healthcare Data Scientist – CareCentrix ($90,000 – $110,000).
- Designer, Machine Learning Platform – CVS Health ($75,000 – $167,000).