--- title: Is the AI and Data Job Market Dead? | daily.dev description: Despite recurring claims that data science is dying, job postings grew 130% year-over-year after bottoming out in mid-2023, and salaries continue to rise. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/is-the-ai-and-data-job-market-dead--py4kpbr3n twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Is the AI and Data Job Market Dead? | daily.dev og:description: Despite recurring claims that data science is dying, job postings grew 130% year-over-year after bottoming out in mid-2023, and salaries continue to rise. The... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/is-the-ai-and-data-job-market-dead--py4kpbr3n og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/pY4KPBR3N.png og:image:alt: Is the AI and Data Job Market Dead? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Is the AI and Data Job Market Dead? **[Towards Data Science](https://daily.dev/sources/tds)** · 8 min read · 40 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Despite recurring claims that data science is dying, job postings grew 130% year-over-year after bottoming out in mid-2023, and salaries continue to rise. The field has evolved from a generalist 'Swiss Army Knife' role into three distinct specializations: analyst, engineering (ML engineer), and infrastructure (data engineer). A 2025 study of 285,000 companies shows senior hiring is still growing while junior hiring has plateaued—not disappeared—making entry-level competition fiercer. To stand out, candidates should specialize in areas like GenAI or time series forecasting, build strong professional networks, develop soft skills AI can't replace, and consider starting in analyst roles before moving up. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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