AI 'prompt engineer' jobs can pay up to $375,000 a year and don't always require a background in tech

• The rise in generative AI tools like ChatGPT has created a hot market for "prompt engineers."

• "Prompt engineers" train AI chatbots to improve their responses.

• The gigs pay up to $375,000 a year and don't always require a tech degree.

Tech is known for high-paying jobs — and for one new hot job in the industry, you don't even need a STEM degree.

The rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT is creating a need for "prompt engineers," people who write questions and prose for AI chatbots to test and improve their answers. Some of these roles have salaries as high as $375,000 and don't always require degrees in tech.

Anthropic, an artificial intelligence safety and research company, currently has an open role for a "prompt engineer and librarian" with a salary range between $280,o00 and $375,000, as first reported by Bloomberg.

The post says the role involves building "a library of high quality prompts or prompt chains to accomplish a variety of tasks, with an easy guide to help users search for the one that meets their needs," and building "a set of tutorials and interactive tools that teach the art of prompt engineering to our customers."

Applicants who have basic programming skills and "a high level" of familiarity with large language models would make a good fit, per the posting, but Anthropic says it wants people to apply "even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification."

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has spoken about the need for prompt engineers. In February, he tweeted that "writing a really great prompt for a chatbot persona is an amazingly high-leverage skill."

Anna Bernstein, a prompt engineer at Copy.ai, was a freelance writer and historical research assistant before she started working with AI tools.