If you want a new job in 2026, LinkedIn says these roles are growing fastest

"If finding a new job is on your to-do list in 2026, you might want to start with AI. Artificial intelligence engineers top LinkedIn's annual Jobs on the Rise list, which ranks the fastest-growing roles in the US over the past three years. The newly released findings also offer a snapshot of where employers are still hiring, from tech and infrastructure to sales and healthcare."

"That's an indication that integrating AI more deeply into the workplace will require people whose expertise isn't solely technical, said Laura Lorenzetti, a senior director at LinkedIn who worked on the list. "There is also this whole adjacent system of how you implement AI; how you do culture change around AI; how you get people to really adapt and use it," she told Business Insider."

"Other roles related to AI also feature prominently on the ranking of fast-growing jobs. Data annotators, who help train and refine AI systems, were fourth on the list, while AI and machine learning researchers came in at No. 5. Not all of the top spots were directly tied to AI, however. The third-fastest-growing job type was "new home sales specialists," while healthcare reimbursement specialists were sixth."

AI engineers rank first among the fastest-growing US jobs over the past three years. AI consultants and strategists constitute the second-fastest-growing category, reflecting demand for nontechnical roles that support implementation and culture change around AI. Data annotators and AI/machine learning researchers also appear among top-growing positions. Some high-growth roles are outside AI, including new home sales specialists and healthcare reimbursement specialists. Employers continue hiring across tech, infrastructure, sales, and healthcare. A LinkedIn survey found a majority of workers feel unprepared to switch roles, and 56% said they planned to look for a new job.

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