Want a Career in Machine Learning? Here's What You Need to Know.

Artificial intelligence was almost exclusively the domain of academic research for decades. In the past ten years, however, machine learning (ML) techniques have finally achieved sufficient effectiveness and practicality for large-scale adoption in companies and institutions. This adoption, however, remains incipient. Most organizations are still in the early stages gaining proficiency in these technologies and growing them at enterprise scale. The potential for professionals in this area, therefore, is enormous, evinced by the steady increase in ML job openings and courses. Given the proliferation of ML jobs postings out there, what are the roles and positions in the field?