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Will AI replace applied scientists?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting applied scientists. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 92 live applied scientists openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 98% of current applied scientists openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
92live openings
98%ask for AI skills
34%remote
35companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, PyTorch, LLMs. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Python, Computer Science, Data Science, AWS, SQL, Collaboration — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Launch Potato | 18 |
| DigitalOcean | 7 |
| Garner Health | 5 |
| Pipedrive | 5 |
| Datadog | 5 |
| Upstart | 5 |
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