AI is creating job titles that nobody had 3 years ago. These 7 were reported by The Next Web in May 2026. The pay figures are US numbers from that report and from the job listings it cites, so treat them as a guide to how the market values the role, not as what you would earn in India.
| Job | What they do | Who is hiring | Reported pay (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Forward Deployed Engineer | Works inside a customer’s business to build AI solutions for them | OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, AWS, Palantir | $115,000 to over $200,000 to start |
| 2. AI Evangelist | The public face of an AI company for founders and developers | Anthropic, Adobe | $240,000 for Anthropic’s role |
| 3. AI Philosopher | Works on how AI models should behave and what values they follow | Anthropic, Google DeepMind | $212,000 to $231,000 base for a related DeepMind role |
| 4. Internal AI Accelerator | Sits with teams inside a company and gets them using AI in their daily work | Stripe, Box | Not reported |
| 5. Vibe Coder | Builds working software by describing it to AI in plain language | Lovable, TikTok, YouTube | From $108,000 (TikTok) and $149,000 (YouTube) |
| 6. AI Trainer | Checks and rates AI answers so the models improve, usually as contract work | Scale AI, Mercor | About $15 to $200 an hour |
| 7. Chief AI Officer | The senior leader who decides how a whole company uses AI | PwC, Accenture and others | $265,000 to $494,000 (Glassdoor estimate) |
Which one can you start with?
No coding needed: AI trainer is the easiest door in. The work is contract-based and pay depends heavily on your subject knowledge. Internal AI accelerator suits people who already work in a company and are the one everyone asks about AI tools.
Some building skills: vibe coding rewards people who can turn an idea into a working tool with AI, even without a computer science degree. A portfolio of things you built matters more than a certificate.
Engineers: Forward Deployed Engineer is the fastest-growing of the 7. I wrote a full roadmap here: FDE Roadmap.
Later in your career: AI evangelist, AI philosopher and Chief AI Officer are senior roles. They go to people with years of experience and a public track record.
Source
The Next Web, 17 May 2026: The seven new job titles that AI created. Figures are as reported there and will change. This page is general career information, not a promise of a job or a salary.
