Frequently asked questions

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

  Mentoring is a skill in the "Leadership & Management" category. It currently appears in 90 active AI roles across 47 companies in our index.

• Which companies are hiring for Mentoring?

  The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Mentoring are: Amazon (13), Deloitte (5), Pinterest (4), Meta (4), Anthropic (4).

• Is demand for Mentoring growing?

  Over the last 11 weeks, 63 new AI postings mentioned Mentoring. Demand is rising — up 44% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

• At which stage of AI development is Mentoring used?

  Roles requiring Mentoring are concentrated in: agents (50%), post-training (14%), application (11%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

• What skills are commonly paired with Mentoring?

  Job postings that mention Mentoring most often also require: Machine Learning, Technical Leadership, System Design, Software Engineering, Agentic Systems.