AI Roles & Skills required

Most people think AI skills = Python. This chart proves otherwise.

AI isn’t one job. It’s ten and still evolving. And each one demands a different skill mix.

How to read this matrix (your AI career GPS):

• Where you are → Your current role today
• Where you can go → The future role you want
• Skills that unlock the path → The 2–3 turns you need to take

Examples in action:

• Data Analyst → add ML Algorithms + SQL → Machine Learning Engineer
• Business Analyst → lean into Product Management + AI Ethics → AI Product Manager
• Cloud Architect → layer in LLM/RAG (plus some ML theory + business awareness) → AI Architect

For individuals: A roadmap.

For enterprises: A talent design tool.

It answers two critical questions:

• Who do we hire first?
• Where can we upskill from within instead of hiring outside?

Roles aren’t just job titles. They’re part of an operating system that decides whether your AI pilots succeed or fail.