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Will AI replace it support engineers?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting it support engineers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 85 live it support engineers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 36% of current it support engineers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
85live openings
36%ask for AI skills
6%remote
59companies 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: Communication, Troubleshooting, Networking, Problem Solving, Collaboration, Scripting — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Anthropic | 5 |
| Rocket Lab | 5 |
| C3EL | 4 |
| TechnologyAdvice | 3 |
| Per Scholas | 3 |
| SpaceX | 2 |
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