AI Job tripling
According to a Business Insider report on August 15, 2025, the US tech hiring market has shrunk dramatically, with overall job openings plummeting 35% compared to early 2020. Demand for traditional programming roles has plummeted, with web developer job openings leading the way, down 72%. However, AI-related positions have bucked the trend, reflecting the industry’s transformation.
According to the latest data from Indeed, overall tech job openings have plummeted 35% compared to early 2020. Roughly half of this decline occurred after the pandemic, when tech companies realized they were overhiring, while the other half occurred after the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022.
Traditional development jobs plummet, while AI job openings buck the trend
As of July 2025, data from AI recruitment platform Jobright shows that Amazon currently has approximately 2,898 AI-related job openings, far exceeding Meta’s 767 positions. Google and Microsoft have 746 and 592 AI positions, respectively.
Traditional development positions plummeted, while AI jobs bucked the trend and grew.
The following is a ranking of tech job openings over the past five years (January-February 2020 to January-February 2025), according to Indeed:
Top 10 jobs with the highest declines:
- Web Developer (-72%)
- .Net Developer (-68%)
- Java Developer (-68%)
- Front-End Developer (-67%)
- iOS Developer (-62%)
- User Experience Designer (-61%)
- Programmer (Analyst) (58%)
- Quality Assurance Engineer (-57%)
- Senior Java Developer (-55%)
- Software Tester (-53%)
Top 10 jobs with the highest growth:
- SAP Project Lead (-356%)
- AI/Machine Learning Engineer (-334%)
- Oracle Human Resources Management System Manager (-6%) 263%
- Data Center Technician: 144% growth
- SAP Consultant: 98% growth
- Oracle Consultant: 67% growth
- Senior Software Engineer: 60% growth
- Machine Learning Engineer: 59% growth
- Technical Lead: 51% growth
- Platform Engineer: 43% growth

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