{"id":5405,"date":"2018-11-21T08:58:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T16:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/?p=5405"},"modified":"2023-08-29T10:39:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:39:23","slug":"ai-machine-learning-career-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/news\/ai-machine-learning-career-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the First Machine Learning Course With a Job Guarantee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From Amazon\u2019s shockingly on-target shopping recommendations to Google\u2019s increasingly sophisticated translation tools, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer the stuff of sci-fi<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014it\u2019s become a regular part of every consumer\u2019s daily life. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This mainstream adoption of AI-powered products coupled with ever-bigger bets by tech and tech-adjacent companies has led to an AI talent shortage that many experts predict won&#8217;t be alleviated for years. Consider this:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The global machine learning (ML) market is estimated to grow from $1.4 billion in 2017 to $8.8 billion by 2022. (Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchandmarkets.com\/research\/d4qjtv\/machine_learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research and Markets<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI is projected to create 2.3 million jobs by 2020. (Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2017-12-13-gartner-says-by-2020-artificial-intelligence-will-create-more-jobs-than-it-eliminates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gartner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 2015 to 2018, the number of AI-related job postings on Indeed increased by 119 percent. (Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiringlab.org\/2018\/03\/01\/demand-ai-talent-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Machine learning is the most in-demand AI skill. (Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/here-are-the-10-most-in-demand-ai-skills-and-how-to-develop-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of that is driving AI pay sky-high. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Machine learning engineers earn an average salary between <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cio.com\/article\/3293019\/it-skills-training\/the-outlook-for-machine-learning-in-tech-ml-and-ai-skills-in-high-demand.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$125,000 and $175,000<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Salaries at the 10 highest-paying companies for AI engineers start above <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/the-10-companies-that-pay-ai-engineers-the-most\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$200,000 a year<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Springboard, we\u2019re focused on filling the gaps in the current job market and helping people around the world achieve their career goals through accessible, flexible, lifelong learning. To that end, we\u2019re launching the Machine Learning Engineering Career Track, an intensive program that will equip you to transition into a role as a machine learning engineer.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What makes this course unique? <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is <\/strong><\/span><strong>the first AI\/ML program with a job guarantee<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. With support from our career services team, we&#8217;re confident that you will find a job after completing the course. But if you don\u2019t, we\u2019ll refund your tuition. (We\u2019ve successfully placed hundreds of students in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/courses\/data-science-career-track\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Data Science Career Track<\/a> course and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/outcomes\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/outcomes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have yet to issue a refund<\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And while graduate programs and other online courses focus on AI\/ML concepts, we want you to apply what you\u2019re learning. Yes, our curriculum is rigorous and deeply technical, teaching you the foundations of machine learning and deep learning. But it\u2019s also hands-on. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>We don\u2019t just teach you ML, we let you <\/b><b><i>do<\/i><\/b><b> ML. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of the 400 hours of work we estimate it will take to complete this course, 100 hours go toward capstone projects. You\u2019ll build and deploy large-scale AI systems<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with guidance from an experienced machine learning engineer currently working in the industry. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of our courses include one-on-one mentoring from a professional in the field. In this case, that means AI experts from companies like Google, Facebook, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/data-science\/meet-our-mentors-machine-learning-engineer-chirag-mahapatra\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/data-science\/meet-our-mentors-machine-learning-engineer-chirag-mahapatra\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Airbnb<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You\u2019ll get insight into the machine learning engineer interview process and the day-to-day responsibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To be clear, this is an advanced course and it is not for everyone. In fact, to enroll you must have a background in software engineering and meet certain prerequisites.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you do have that background and want to transition into one of the most exciting, in-demand, and highly compensated tech careers, you can find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/courses\/ai-machine-learning-career-track\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the new Machine Learning Engineering Career Track here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rm has-background\" style=\"background-color:#efeff6\"><strong>Since you\u2019re here\u2026<br><\/strong>Interested in a career in data analytics? You will be after scanning this <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/resources\/guides\/data-analytics-salaries\/\" target=\"_blank\">data analytics salary guide<\/a>. When you\u2019re serious about getting a job, look into our 40-hour <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/courses\/introduction-to-analytics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Intro to Data Analytics Course<\/a> for total beginners, or our mentor-led <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/courses\/data-analytics-career-track\/\" target=\"_blank\">Data Analytics Bootcamp<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Amazon\u2019s shockingly on-target shopping recommendations to Google\u2019s increasingly sophisticated translation tools, artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer the stuff of sci-fi\u2014it\u2019s become a regular part of every consumer\u2019s daily life. This mainstream adoption of AI-powered products coupled with ever-bigger bets by tech and tech-adjacent companies has led to an AI talent shortage that many [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":5406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_eb_data_table":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[],"marketing_tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5405","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5405"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5405"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49453,"href":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5405\/revisions\/49453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5405"},{"taxonomy":"marketing_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.springboard.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/marketing_tags?post=5405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}