What is Tool Use and how common is it in AI job postings?

Tool Use is a skill in the "Agents & Autonomy" category. It currently appears in 314 active AI roles across 107 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for Tool Use?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Tool Use are: Amazon (23), OpenAI (20), Adobe (19), NVIDIA (18), Google (10).

Is demand for Tool Use growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 233 new AI postings mentioned Tool Use. Demand is rising — up 173% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is Tool Use used?

Roles requiring Tool Use are concentrated in: agents (75%), application (8%), serving infrastructure (8%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with Tool Use?

Job postings that mention Tool Use most often also require: Agentic Systems, Machine Learning, Large Language Models (LLMs), System Design, Agent Orchestration.

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Tool Use

314 active AI roles across 107 companies mention Tool Use. Category: Agents & Autonomy.

Demand trend

New AI postings mentioning Tool Use per week — 233 total over 12 weeks.

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44 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
OpenAI	Software Engineer, Research - Human Data	AI Frontier	8	L0
OpenAI	Software Engineer, Computer Use & Frontier Interfaces	AI Frontier	7	L4
OpenAI	Software Engineer, API Multicloud	AI Frontier	7	L4
Mistral AI	Pentester, Offensive Forward Deployment Engineer	AI Frontier	7	L4
OpenAI	Android Engineer, ChatGPT ImageGen	AI Frontier	7	L6
OpenAI	Analytics & Automation Lead, User Safety & Risk Operations	AI Frontier	7	L4
OpenAI	Software Engineer, Enterprise AI Platform	AI Frontier	7	L4
OpenAI	Technical Threat Investigator, Threat Intel Engineering	AI Frontier	7	L4
OpenAI	Technical Threat Investigator, Threat Intel Engineering - UK	AI Frontier	7	L4
OpenAI	Software Engineer, Kernel Performance & AI Tooling	AI Frontier	7	L3
xAI	Senior Analyst, Legal Operations	AI Frontier	7	L4
OpenAI	Technical Abuse Investigator	AI Frontier	7	L4
Descript	Engineering Manager, Narrative Editing	AI Frontier	7	L6
Character AI	Product Manager, Core Product	AI Frontier	7	L6

Frequently asked questions

What is Tool Use and how common is it in AI job postings?
Tool Use is a skill in the "Agents & Autonomy" category. It currently appears in 314 active AI roles across 107 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for Tool Use?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Tool Use are: Amazon (23), OpenAI (20), Adobe (19), NVIDIA (18), Google (10).
Is demand for Tool Use growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 233 new AI postings mentioned Tool Use. Demand is rising — up 173% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is Tool Use used?
Roles requiring Tool Use are concentrated in: agents (75%), application (8%), serving infrastructure (8%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with Tool Use?
Job postings that mention Tool Use most often also require: Agentic Systems, Machine Learning, Large Language Models (LLMs), System Design, Agent Orchestration.

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