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We’re officially in May, so we just wrapped up and analyzed the April data… and it was a wild one.

Every month, we track the US tech job market using LinkedIn + Google Trends to see where demand is actually moving.

Here are a few things that stood out this month:

✔️ Software Engineer roles dropped -39% (biggest drop we’ve seen so far)
✔️ DevOps jumped +58% (strongest growth this month)
✔️ ML Engineer up +40.9% and AI Engineer up +33.8%
✔️ Data Scientist roles up +29.5% (4th month of growth)
✔️ Blockchain +215% and Game Dev +304% (small pools, big swings)

At the same time:

✔️ 100,000+ tech layoffs in 2026 so far
✔️ Major companies cutting roles while doubling down on AI

So what’s actually happening?

→ Generalist roles are getting hit
→ Specialist roles (AI, ML, DevOps, Data) keep growing
→ AI isn’t “killing jobs”… it’s reshaping what companies hire for

If you’re trying to figure out where things are heading (or where to focus), this one’s worth a read 👀

👉 Full April breakdown here: https://zerotomastery.io/blog/tech-job-market-trends-monthly-april-2026/