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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
845
open professional roles
969
opened in the last 90 days
1,512 in the last 12 months
4%
of roles are remote
4
states hiring
California, New York, District of Columbia, Washington
What it hires for: Engineering (800), Marketing (105), Operations (105), Data & Analytics (92), Sales (58). By level: senior ic (379), mid level (319), early career (233), manager (219), director (41).
Where: San Francisco (723), San Francisco, CA (161), San Francisco, California, United States; San Francisco (77), San Francisco, CA, USA (72), New York City (34), Washington, DC (24), London, UK (20), Seattle (20).
Main hubs: San Francisco, CA (161), Washington, DC (24). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where OpenAI ranks
Where OpenAI placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #13Employers with the most data and analytics jobs80 roles · of 100
- #13Employers with the most marketing jobs32 roles · of 100
- #16Employers with the most mid-level jobs186 roles · of 100
- #16Employers with the most security jobs36 roles · of 93
- #20Employers with the most design jobs17 roles · of 52
- #25Employers with the most engineering jobs235 roles · of 100
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
OpenAI in the industry job lists
Where OpenAI places in our weekly lists of the employers hiring in each industry, kept month by month.
November 2026
- #1Highest-paying manufacturing employers$279k · of 25
- #1Entry-level AI jobs and who is hiring117 entry-level · of 25
- #1Highest-paying semiconductor employers$367k · of 18
- #1Highest-paying robotics and automation employers$355k · of 25
- #2Highest-paying defense and aerospace employers$273k · of 25
- #2Employers with the most open AI jobs537 open · of 25
OpenAI hiring at a glance
- We have tracked OpenAI's career site since Jul 2026; it has opened 1,514 professional roles in that time.
- 154 of OpenAI's 686 open roles (22%) are entry-level or early-career; 1 of them say people without experience are welcome.
- 316 open roles (46%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include OpenAI API/GPT, ChatGPT, PyTorch, TensorFlow.
- Of the 433 open roles that state where the work happens, 19 remote, 395 hybrid, 19 on-site.
- Among open roles, 8 require a security clearance.
- 66% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 35% for Technology & Software employers.
- 87 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 49 days ago.
- By open professional roles, OpenAI ranks #16 of 1,821 Technology & Software employers we track.
Hiring trend, last 12 months
1,514 professional roles opened since we began tracking OpenAI in Jul.
What OpenAI asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- asana 566
- python 138
- go-to-market 92
- procurement 61
- onboarding 48
- sql 45
- machine learning 39
- c++ 37
- forecasting 36
- audit 35
AI tools named: OpenAI API/GPT (636), ChatGPT (96), PyTorch (8), TensorFlow (5), CUDA (3), Databricks (1).
Entry-level roles, in the employer’s words
Phrases from open postings that say people without experience are welcome or that training is provided.
- “…cience, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience - 0-1 years of experience in software engineering or a relevant field”Software Engineer, Applied Emerging Talent (2027)
How OpenAI compares with Technology & Software employers
| Measure | OpenAI | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 686 | 19 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 66% | 35% |
| Roles that are remote | 4% | 3% |
Median across 1,781 Technology & Software employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
Similar employers hiring
Open roles
- Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise - EDUSan Francisco · $251k–$278k
- Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Life Sciences - SFSan Francisco · $185k–$300k
- Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise - Healthcare Life Sciences (HLS)San Francisco · $251k–$278k
- Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Life Sciences - NYCNew York City · $185k–$300k
- Research Engineer / Research Scientist- Post TrainingSan Francisco · $380k–$500k
- Full Stack Software Engineer - Codex for FinanceNew York City · $347k–$385k
- Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Post Training, PersonalizationSan Francisco · $380k–$500k
- Robotics Test EngineerSan Francisco · $225k–$318k
- Sourcing Manager, Core ProductsSan Francisco · $185k–$205k
- Research Engineer/Research Scientist - Post Training, North StarsSan Francisco · $380k–$500k
What OpenAI pays
Across 798 postings with a posted range, pay is above the market range for the same roles. 66% of its roles post a salary range.
| Level | Function | Typical posted range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| IC | Engineering | $257,000–$327,000 | 16 |
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Conferences where OpenAI appears
Listed as an exhibitor, sponsor or speaker on the event’s own pages.
Common questions
- Is OpenAI hiring?
- OpenAI has 845 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 969 opened in the last 90 days and 1,512 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does OpenAI pay?
- Across 798 postings with a posted salary range, OpenAI's pay is above the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does OpenAI hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 154 of OpenAI's 686 open roles (22%) are entry-level or early-career; 1 of them say people without experience are welcome. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does OpenAI offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 433 open roles that state where the work happens, 19 remote, 395 hybrid, 19 on-site.
- What skills does OpenAI ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are asana (566), python (138), go-to-market (92), procurement (61), onboarding (48), sql (45).
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