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ML / AI Engineer

Progress from AI literacy and Python to production ML engineering and MLOps on major platforms.

Typical roles: Machine Learning Engineer · MLOps Engineer · Data Scientist

Plan this path in the app Track details

The track, phase by phase

  1. Foundation

    • Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
    • AWS Certified AI Practitioner (on the Cloud & Infrastructure map)
    • Python Institute PCAP – Certified Associate Python Programmer
    • NVIDIA-Certified Associate: Accelerated Data Science
  2. Core

    • AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate (on the Cloud & Infrastructure map)
    • Microsoft Certified: Machine Learning Operations Engineer Associate
    • Databricks Certified Machine Learning Associate
    • SAS Certified Professional: AI & Machine Learning
  3. Advanced

    • Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer
    • Databricks Certified Machine Learning Professional
    • NVIDIA-Certified Professional: Accelerated Data Science
  4. Mastery

A suggestion, not a set of prerequisites: one or two certifications per phase is plenty. 3 certifications are on another industry's map (or retired), so they are listed here only, with a link to their map.

ML / AI Engineer on the Data, AI & Software map

Verified against issuers' official pages · updated · 252 active certifications (2 upcoming not counted)

How to read the map
  • Each tile is one certification: its abbreviation and, when the issuer publishes one, a listed-cost band. Hover (or open) a tile for the full name and issuer.
  • Within each level the most recognised certifications come first (industry recognition, and how many career tracks use them); "+N more" lists the rest.
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  • $300 to $999
  • $1,000 to $2,999
  • $3,000 or more
  • No sign: price not published by the issuer
  • Upcoming Announced by the issuer but not yet available: not counted
  • Solid border and a phase number: on this track
  • Dashed border, greyed: not on this track

Data Engineering 29 certificationsnot on this track

Analytics & BI 30 certifications1 on this track

Databases 14 certificationsnot on this track

Expert, 1 certification

AI & Machine Learning 60 certifications8 on this track

Software Development 47 certifications1 on this track

DevOps & Delivery 15 certificationsnot on this track

Expert, 0 certifications

None listed

Quality & Testing 27 certificationsnot on this track

Expert, 3 certifications

Enterprise Platforms 30 certificationsnot on this track

Other Data, AI & Software career tracks (9)
Retired / replaced (8)

No longer offered by their issuers, so not on the map. Holders keep them; each page says what replaced it, where anything did.

  • AI-102 Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate → replaced by AI-103
  • AZ-204 Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate → replaced by AI-200
  • DP-100 Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate → replaced by AI-300
  • DP-203 Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate → replaced by DP-700
  • OCA DBA 19c Oracle Database Administration 2019 Certified Associate (1Z0-082)
  • SAP Datasphere SAP Certified – Data Engineer – SAP Datasphere
  • SF AI Assoc Salesforce Certified AI Associate
  • SnowPro Platform SnowPro Associate: Platform (SOL-C01)

About this map

Compiled and verified by CertAscent against issuers' official pages.

Not affiliated with the issuers; certification names are trademarks of their owners. Prices, requirements and availability change: confirm on the issuer's official page (linked from every certification page) before you register or pay.

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