AI Solutions Architect

Also called: GenAI Solutions Architect

Designs how a big company should plug AI into its systems safely and affordably.

A day in the life

You meet a bank's engineers to sketch how an AI assistant will read their documents without leaking private data. You pick which models to use, estimate the monthly bill, and build a demo to prove it works.

Pay over a career

Starting
$120k
Typical
$175k
High
$260k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's in computer science or engineering plus years of cloud or software experience.

Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems.

Outlook

Growing much faster than average. Rapid demand as companies move AI from pilot projects to production.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI tools draft architectures, but choosing safe, affordable designs for a big company's systems stays senior human work.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Computer Science A, Business, AP Statistics.

Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1299.

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