AI Safety

Frequently asked questions

• What is AI Safety and how common is it in AI job postings?

  AI Safety is a skill in the "LLM & Foundation Models" category. It currently appears in 515 active AI roles across 124 companies in our index.

• Which companies are hiring for AI Safety?

  The top employers with active AI roles mentioning AI Safety are: Amazon (45), OpenAI (41), Anthropic (32), JPMorgan Chase (24), Microsoft (19).

• Is demand for AI Safety growing?

  Over the last 11 weeks, 323 new AI postings mentioned AI Safety. Demand is rising — up 105% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

• At which stage of AI development is AI Safety used?

  Roles requiring AI Safety are concentrated in: agents (55%), evaluation (12%), application (11%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

• What skills are commonly paired with AI Safety?

  Job postings that mention AI Safety most often also require: Machine Learning, Agentic Systems, Large Language Models (LLMs), Python, Production ML Systems.