MogiMachine Learning Engineer Job Postings Rise in US
Postings for Machine Learning Engineers saw a 59 percent increase in the last 28 days.
By Zara Ahmed, Mogi Research · Oct 15, 2026
New York, October 15, 2026. Job postings for Machine Learning Engineers rose by 59 percent in the United States over the last 28 days. There were 440 postings in the period ending October 15, compared to 276 in the prior 28 days.
Data Analysts saw postings rise by 123 percent, and Data Engineers saw postings rise by 115 percent in the same period. Full Stack Engineers postings increased by 77 percent, and Analytics Engineers postings increased by 68 percent.
The rise in Machine Learning Engineer postings may be linked to increased demand for AI expertise. This growth could also reflect a seasonal hiring pattern or a broader shift in technology development priorities.
The top states for Machine Learning Engineer postings were California with 66, Virginia with 48, and New Jersey with 31. Capital One posted 29, JPMorgan Chase posted 26, and Booz Allen Hamilton posted 19.
The numbers
What roles have the highest growth in postings in the last 28 days across the US?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning Engineer | 440 | 276 | +59% |
| Data Analyst | 659 | 296 | +123% |
| Data Engineer | 1,063 | 494 | +115% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 1,529 | 862 | +77% |
| Analytics Engineer | 128 | 76 | +68% |
Top employers: Capital One (29), JPMorgan Chase (26), Booz Allen Hamilton (19)
Top states: California (66), Virginia (48), New Jersey (31)
Machine Learning Engineer jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-15 with the 28 days before them. Covers US, all states, all roles. Employers with fewer than five postings in the last eight weeks are grouped together and left out of the rankings. The company details come from the crawl's company profiles, where the crawl has one.
Written by Zara Ahmed of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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