These are the top 8 highest-paying AI jobs that you should know about

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The AI is creating an attractive career path, in which top roles offer crores in salary. The most paid AI jobs here have a look at the qualifications required for the land

In India, the salary ranges from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 40 lakh per year, while globally it ranges from $ 65,000 to $ 900,000. (Representative/Shuttersk)

In India, the salary ranges from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 40 lakh per year, while globally it ranges from $ 65,000 to $ 900,000. (Representative/Shuttersk)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly shaping the global job market, emerging as a major driver of innovation and high-paying employment opportunities. Demand for skilled professionals in machine learning, data science and robotics from Tech Hubs in India such as Gurugram and Bangalore to Silicon Valley, London and Tokyo. Offering attractive pay package with technical giants like Google, Amazon, and Openai, AI expertise is now one of the world’s most demanded career paths worldwide.

AI demands job roles such as machine learning engineers, AI Research Scientists and Product Manager, understanding of high technical skills, programming (Python, R) and Mathematics. These jobs are bringing revolution in areas such as chatbott, autonomous vehicles and data analytics. In India, the salary ranges from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 40 lakh per year, while globally it ranges from $ 65,000 to $ 900,000. It is being claimed that many big companies are also offering packages of more than Rs 2,000 crore.

Who is offering an AI package of Rs 2,000 crore?

Some media reports have claimed that AI experts are being paid up to $ 300 million (about Rs 2,550 crore). This is more than the total value of Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar (Rs 2,500 crore). This claim is mainly being made by large technical companies like Meta, Google and Openai.

Meta allegedly gave a package of $ 200 million (about Rs 1,600 crore) to Openi’s Trapit Bansal for Rs 800 crore for the former Foundation Model Head of Apple for Rs 800 crore.

High paid AI jobs

People seeking opportunities in AI can find out which roles provide the highest salary and the required qualifications for them.

1. AI Product Manager

job role: Develop and launch AI-based products. Act as a bridge between the users and the technical team. Make a product strategy, analyze market requirements and manage the project life cycle.

Ability: Bachelor or master degree in computer science, data science or related field. Programming (Python, Java) and basic understanding of AI technology. Strong leadership, communication and strategic thinking ability. 3-5 years of product management or related experience.

Jobs: Delhi-NCR in Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, India: Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Flipkart). Silicon Valley (US), London (UK), Toronto (Canada), Singapore abroad.

salary range: Rs 20 lakh to Rs 40 lakh per year in India. $ 142,644 to $ 300,000- $ 900,000 per year abroad (Netflix recently offered salary in this range).

2. Machine learning engineer

job role: Design, development and lead machine learning models. Cooperate with data scientists and software engineers. Analyze the larger dataset and create a future stating model.

Ability: Bachelor/Master Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or Engineering. Specialization in programming (Python, R, Java) and knowledge of framework like tensorflow, pitorch, skikit-lurn. Strong understanding in mathematics and figures. 3-5 years experience in machine learning or related field.

Jobs: Bangalore (India’s Silicon Valley), Chennai, Hyderabad in India (companies: Amazon, Flipkart, Reliance Jio, Infosys). Global: San Francisco, New York, Boston, Shanghai.

salary range: 8 lakh to 29 lakh rupees per year in India. Global (US): $ 109,143 to $ 200,000+ per year.

3. AI research scientist

job role: Develop new AI algorithms and models. Work with educational institutions and research laboratories. Publish research papers and present to conferences.

Ability: PhD in computer science, mathematics or related field. Specializes in machine learning, deep learning and statistics. Programming (Python, R) and proficiency in research methods.

Job location: Mumbai in Bengaluru, Delhi, India (companies: Google, IBM, Microsoft). Global: Research firm like Silicon Valley, London, Beijing (Open, Anthropic).

salary range: 10 lakh to 25 lakh rupees per year in India. Global (US): $ 115,000 to $ 440,000+ per year (range $ 295,000- $ 440,000 Openai).

4. Computer vision engineer

job role: Build systems that understand and classify images and videos. Work in autonomous vehicles, robotics and enhanced reality. Apply image processing and recognition models.

Ability: Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering/Master Degree. Specialization in programming (Python, C ++) and Computer Vision Library (OpenCV). Machine learning and deep understanding of nerve network.

Job location: Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad in India (Companies: United Labs, Ola, Tata). Global: Silicon Valley, Tokyo, Munich (Tesla, Wemo, Google).

salary range: 8 lakh to 20 lakh rupees per year in India. Global (US): $ 130,531 to $ 168,803 per year.

5. Natural Language Processing (NLP) Engineer

job role: Developing chatbots, Voice Assistant and Speech Recognition System. Using machine learning and NLP tools to understand and process human language.

Ability: Computer science, computational linguistics or degree in related field. Specialization in Programming (Python) and NLP Tools (NLTK, Spacee). Understanding of linguistics and data.

Job location: Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi (Companies: Amazon, Extense, TCS) in India. Global: San Francisco, New York, Singapore.

salary range: 7 lakh rupees to 18 lakh rupees per year in India. Global (US): $ 86,193 to $ 150,000+ per year.

6. data scientist

job role: Analysis of large dataset to provide insight to business. Using machine learning and statistical models.

Ability: Master’s degree in data science, statistics or mathematics. Experts in Programming (Python, R), data visualization tools (tableau, power BI) and Big Data Technologies (Hudop, Spark). 2-4 years experience.

Job location: Gurgaon in Bengaluru, Mumbai, India (companies: IBM, Google, JP Morgan). Global: Silicon Valley, London, Sydney.

salary range: Rs 6 lakh to Rs 15 lakh per year in India. Global (US): $ 65,674 to $ 155,000 per year.

7. Big data engineer

job role: Creating data infrastructure for data storage and processing. Using devices such as Hadoop, spark to process large datasets. Work with data scientists and analysts.

Ability: Bachelor/Master Degree in Computer Science or Data Engineering. Experience in programming (python, java) and data management. Knowledge of distributed systems and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).

Job location: Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai (Companies: TCS, Wipro, Infosys) in India. Global: Silicon Valley, New York, Berlin.

salary range: 8 lakh to 20 lakh rupees per year in India. Global (US): $ 123,089 to $ 227,000 per year.

8. Robotics engineer

job role: Designing and prototypening AI-operated robot. Working on sensor data processing, path plan and human-robot interaction.

Ability: Degree in robotics, mechanical engineering, or computer science. Knowledge of machine learning, CAD/CAM, and IOT. 2-5 years experience.

Job location: Bengaluru, Pune, Delhi (Companies: Amazon, Bosch, Flybase) in India. Global: Boston, Tokyo, Munich (Tesla, General Motors).

salary range: 8 lakh to 27 lakh rupees per year in India. Global (US): $ 150,000 to $ 160,000 per year.

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