Junior staff fell to 9% of Anthropic's technical hires.
Anthropic published a study of its own workforce on Friday, using hiring records, agent logs and 17 interviews. Junior roles fell from 27% to 9% of its technical hires since early 2025. AI agents now log six times more hours than staff, and managers prize judgment over coding skill.
Why it mattersThis is one company's data, but entry-level tech jobs are shrinking where AI use runs deepest. Judgment and managing AI agents now count for more than writing code alone.
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