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AI safety and evaluation: a person in this job tests what AI models can do and how they fail, and works on making them safe and honest. Anthropic, OpenAI, LangChain, Lila Sciences and Lumilens have the most open roles with “AI safety and evaluation” or a close variant in the title right now.

205 open roles · 16 posted in the last 7 days · 13% remote · 104 companies hiring · $265K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

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Skills asked for in AI safety and evaluation roles

Python99 · 48%LLM96 · 47%AI67 · 33%LLM evaluation66 · 32%Machine Learning46 · 22%AI agents26 · 13%SQL21 · 10%

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What AI safety and evaluation roles pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$266K91
Senior$210K18
Lead and above$280K25

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

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Roles where employers ask for the same skills. The bar shows how much the skill lists overlap; the text names the shared skills and, where 30 postings state pay, the median advertised pay there.

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Questions about AI safety and evaluation jobs

What is an AI safety and evaluation job?
In an AI safety and evaluation job, a person tests what AI models can do and how they fail, and works on making them safe and honest. 205 such roles are open on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many AI safety and evaluation jobs are open right now?
There are 205 open AI safety and evaluation jobs at 104 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 16 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most AI safety and evaluation jobs?
Right now the most openings are at Anthropic (34), OpenAI (12), LangChain (10), Lila Sciences (8) and Lumilens (7). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote AI safety and evaluation jobs?
26 of the 205 open AI safety and evaluation jobs (13%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do AI safety and evaluation jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $265K, based on 134 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $212K and $326K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get an AI safety and evaluation job?
1 of the 205 open AI safety and evaluation jobs (0%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 63 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 104 companies are hiring and 16 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing AI safety and evaluation jobs?
146 of the 205 open AI safety and evaluation jobs (71%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often LLM, AI, Machine Learning. Employers still list 205 such roles today at 104 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do AI safety and evaluation jobs ask for?
Most often Python (48%), LLM (47%), AI (33%), LLM evaluation (32%), Machine Learning (22%) of the 205 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in AI safety and evaluation jobs?
Member of Technical Staff (21), Research Engineer (13), Staff+ Software Engineer (5), Research Engineer / Scientist (5), Researcher (5): the most common titles among the 205 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are AI safety and evaluation jobs in demand in 2026?
205 AI safety and evaluation jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 104 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 16 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $265K. 26 (13%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for AI safety and evaluation jobs?
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