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Will AI replace controllers?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting controllers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 146 live controllers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 20% of current controllers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
146live openings
20%ask for AI skills
10%remote
115companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Accounting, Finance, Communication, Attention to Detail, Organization, Enterprise Resource Planning — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| ASM | 6 |
| WPP | 3 |
| Coinbase | 3 |
| Anduril Industries | 3 |
| Axon | 3 |
| Decima International | 3 |
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