Machine Learning Engineer
Build systems that learn from data — recommendations, forecasting, fraud detection, language models.
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- Typical pay
- €45k–€90k
- Usual education
- Degree
- Outlook
- Booming, though entry usually needs strong maths and coding.
A day in the life
Retrain a model on fresh data, test whether it actually improved, deploy it behind an API, and check it is fair and safe.
Ways in
- Computer science, maths or physics degree
- Masters or research route
- Software engineer then specialisation
What to study at 16
The subjects you choose for the final years of secondary school can shape which degrees, exams and careers are easiest to reach. This is about choosing courses, not choosing a school.
Spain
Bachillerato de Ciencias y Tecnología
Portugal
Ciências e Tecnologias
France
Bac général — spécialités
Germany
Oberstufe — Leistungskurse
Italy
Liceo scientifico
Netherlands
Profiel Natuur & Techniek
Skills that matter
Best courses to take
The study routes that lead most directly into this career.
MSc Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Advanced modelling, deep learning and deploying models in production.
The usual master's step before ML roles.
Helpful school subjects: Maths, Statistics, Programming
BSc Computer Science
Programming, algorithms, systems and theory — the widest door into tech.
Start here at undergraduate level.
Helpful school subjects: Maths, Computer science, Physics