What C-level ML / AI Jobs Ask For
Across 223 open C-level ML / AI postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are machine-learning, ai, python.
Updated October 28, 2026
223 open C-level ML / AI postings. The percentages below are measured over the 223 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| machine-learning | 98% |
| ai | 95% |
| python | 56% |
| llm | 51% |
| cloud | 43% |
| data-science | 43% |
| nlp | 42% |
| analytics | 41% |
| pytorch | 35% |
| agentic-ai | 35% |
| aws | 34% |
| tensorflow | 33% |
| statistics | 32% |
| generative-ai | 31% |
| mlops | 30% |
| ci-cd | 29% |
| deep-learning | 28% |
| scikit-learn | 28% |
| fine-tuning | 26% |
| api | 25% |
| azure | 25% |
| rag | 25% |
| prompt-engineering | 23% |
| transformers | 21% |
| docker | 20% |
| kubernetes | 20% |
| data-pipelines | 17% |
| automation | 17% |
| reinforcement-learning | 17% |
| sql | 16% |
| agile | 15% |
| pandas | 15% |
| java | 15% |
| model-evaluation | 14% |
| langchain | 13% |
| model-deployment | 13% |
| observability | 13% |
| numpy | 13% |
| recommendation-systems | 13% |
| big-data | 13% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 223 open C-level ML / AI jobs →
Across all ML / AI levels
Most ML / AI postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- machine-learning 6,400
- ai 6,022
- python 4,760
- pytorch 3,050
- cloud 2,944
- llm 2,887
- aws 2,061
- deep-learning 2,019
- tensorflow 1,980
- data-science 1,787
- agentic-ai 1,613
- generative-ai 1,441