Frequently asked questions

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

  Manufacturing is a skill in the "Applied ML Domains" category. It currently appears in 402 active AI roles across 119 companies in our index.

• Which companies are hiring for Manufacturing?

  The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Manufacturing are: Google (31), Amazon (25), JPMorgan Chase (16), Oracle (14), NVIDIA (14).

• Is demand for Manufacturing growing?

  Over the last 12 weeks, 277 new AI postings mentioned Manufacturing. Demand is rising — up 264% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

• At which stage of AI development is Manufacturing used?

  Roles requiring Manufacturing are concentrated in: agents (67%), application (15%), serving infrastructure (11%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

• What skills are commonly paired with Manufacturing?

  Job postings that mention Manufacturing most often also require: Agentic Systems, Machine Learning, Production ML Systems, System Design, Large Language Models (LLMs).