Dataset·Catalogue

Applied AI Jobs

Name: Applied AI Jobs
Creator: Hermosa AI
Published: 2026-09-10
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The roles forming around putting AI to work rather than building it: enablement leads, agent operations, workflow architects, forward-deployed and context engineers. What each owns, the skills it demands, and what it pays. Browse it below, or take the raw files.

Snapshot: 2026-09-10
Coverage: 20roles·14families·8emerging·$190kmedian pay
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About this dataset

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Unit: One row = one applied-AI role, with its family of work, market maturity, what it owns, its signature skills, a typical pay range, seniority band, how it differs from an adjacent title, and a source.
Scope: Roles that deploy and operate AI inside an organization. Model research, core ML engineering, and generic software roles are out of scope.
Family: Enablement and adoption, agent operations, workflow architecture, forward-deployed engineering, context engineering, and governance and risk.
Maturity: Emerging, growing, or established, a read on how settled the title is in the market, not a permanent label.
Pay: A typical US range per role, grounded in a source (a posting, Levels.fyi, or a salary report). Ranges are approximate signals, not offers, and are flagged in the notes where a single authoritative figure was not available.
Sources: Each row carries a source URL: a company posting, Levels.fyi, or a salary report. URLs travel with the dataset.
License: Free to use, distribute, and reproduce with attribution to Hermosa Labs LLC (CC BY 4.0).
Cite: Hermosa Labs LLC, “Applied AI Jobs,” 2026-09-10.

The catalogue

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20 of 20 roles

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1	Agentic QA EngineerAgentic quality assurance [Emerging]	114,000USD	220,000USD
2	AgentOps EngineerAgent operations [Emerging]	160,000USD	310,000USD
3	AI Agent ManagerAgent operations [Emerging]	?	?
4	AI Conversation DesignerConversation and agent design [Growing]	82,000USD	186,100USD
5	AI Deployment Engineer, Agent EnablementEnablement and adoption [Emerging]	?	?
6	AI Enablement EngineerEnablement and adoption [Emerging]	153,500USD	220,300USD
7	AI Enablement LeadEnablement and adoption [Established]	130,000USD	180,000USD
8	AI Evaluation EngineerEvaluation engineering [Growing]	130,000USD	250,000USD
9	AI FinOps EngineerAgent operations [Emerging]	160,000USD	220,000USD
10	AI Governance LeadGovernance and risk [Growing]	184,000USD	219,000USD
11	AI Integration EngineerEnterprise integration [Growing]	133,500USD	200,300USD
12	AI Product ManagerAI product [Established]	150,000USD	230,000USD
13	AI Red TeamerAI safety and red-teaming [Growing]	95,000USD	180,000USD
14	AI Solutions EngineerForward-deployed [Established]	155,000USD	246,000USD
15	AI Tooling EngineerAI tooling [Emerging]	?	?
16	AI Workflow ArchitectWorkflow architecture [Growing]	86,300USD	145,494USD
17	Context EngineerContext engineering [Growing]	185,000USD	245,000USD
18	Forward Deployed EngineerForward-deployed [Growing]	171,000USD	295,000USD
19	Software Engineer, AI GatewayPlatform and gateway [Emerging]	?	?
20	Staff+ Software Engineer, SafeguardsAI safety and red-teaming [Growing]	320,000USD	485,000USD
		151750(16/20)	220150(16/20)

Applied AI Jobs

Snapshot

2026-09-10

Coverage

20roles·14families·8emerging·$190kmedian pay

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Agentic QA EngineerAgentic quality assurance

[Emerging]

114,000USD

220,000USD

AgentOps EngineerAgent operations

[Emerging]

160,000USD

310,000USD

AI Agent ManagerAgent operations

[Emerging]

AI Conversation DesignerConversation and agent design

[Growing]

82,000USD

186,100USD

AI Deployment Engineer, Agent EnablementEnablement and adoption

[Emerging]

AI Enablement EngineerEnablement and adoption

[Emerging]

153,500USD

220,300USD

AI Enablement LeadEnablement and adoption

[Established]

130,000USD

180,000USD

AI Evaluation EngineerEvaluation engineering

[Growing]

130,000USD

250,000USD

AI FinOps EngineerAgent operations

[Emerging]

160,000USD

220,000USD

AI Governance LeadGovernance and risk

[Growing]

184,000USD

219,000USD

AI Integration EngineerEnterprise integration

[Growing]

133,500USD

200,300USD

AI Product ManagerAI product

[Established]

150,000USD

230,000USD

AI Red TeamerAI safety and red-teaming

[Growing]

95,000USD

180,000USD

AI Solutions EngineerForward-deployed

[Established]

155,000USD

246,000USD

AI Tooling EngineerAI tooling

[Emerging]

AI Workflow ArchitectWorkflow architecture

[Growing]

86,300USD

145,494USD

Context EngineerContext engineering

[Growing]

185,000USD

245,000USD

Forward Deployed EngineerForward-deployed

[Growing]

171,000USD

295,000USD

Software Engineer, AI GatewayPlatform and gateway

[Emerging]

Staff+ Software Engineer, SafeguardsAI safety and red-teaming

[Growing]

320,000USD

485,000USD

151750(16/20)

220150(16/20)