Machine Learning Engineers
Overview
Introduction
Artificial intelligence is technology that can be programmed to perform tasks and functions in an “intelligent” manner that mimics and learns from human decision-making processes. It is used in a wide range of fields, including banking, transportation, health care, agriculture, security, human resources, astronomy, shipping, accounting, and the military. Artificial intelligence (AI) is typically added to existing products, and not sold as an individual application. Machine learning (ML) is both a form of AI and a method of data analysis that...
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Earnings
Machine learning engineers earned average salaries of $122,394 in 2024, according to GlassDoor.com. Earnings ranged from $100,000 to $151,000 or more.
PayScale reports that machine learning engineers earned salaries that ranged from $83,000 to $164,000 or more in 2024. They earned average salaries of $119,486.
Full-time machine learning engineers receive benefits such as paid vaca...
Work Environment
Machine learning engineers work in comfortable offices. They have a typical 9 to 5 work schedule, although they may need to work at night and on weekends when projects are on a tight deadline. Most tech companies have a laid-back work atmosphere, while MLEs who work for government agencies and non-tech corporations will experience a more conservative work environment. The tech industry is male-...
Outlook
Opportunities in artificial intelligence (including machine learning) will be excellent during the next decade. “AI experts have become some of the most in-demand and best-paid talent in today’s technological marketplace,” according to Beatriz Remeseiro, associate professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Oviedo, Spain, who was interviewed about the field by Science....