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Linux is a hot technology software tool tracked in the Operating system software category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 122 occupations that together employ about 25,440,680 workers, with a median wage of $99,370. O*NET flags it as a hot technology — a skill frequently requested in job postings.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 79th percentile for AI task-exposure (High) — how much of what those jobs do overlaps with what today's AI can attempt. That measures the exposure of the work, not the value of the tool or any sign it is being replaced. See where every tool category sits →

Occupations that use this tool

Occupations whose O*NET technology profile lists Linux, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024) and describe the occupation, not an individual or the tool's own market.

Occupation Workers Median pay
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,737,820 $46,290
Software Developers 1,654,440 $133,080
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1,531,700 $48,620
Online Merchants 1,128,200 $81,270
Security Management Specialists 1,128,200 $81,270
Project Management Specialists 1,006,160 $100,750
Management Analysts 893,900 $101,190
Computer User Support Specialists 697,210 $60,340
Computer and Information Systems Managers 645,970 $171,200
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers 630,980 $136,550
Computer Systems Analysts 497,800 $103,790
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 472,300 $78,140
Blockchain Engineers 439,380 $108,970
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 439,380 $108,970
Digital Forensics Analysts 439,380 $108,970
Document Management Specialists 439,380 $108,970
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians 439,380 $108,970
Information Security Engineers 439,380 $108,970
Information Technology Project Managers 439,380 $108,970
Penetration Testers 439,380 $108,970
Web Administrators 439,380 $108,970
Coroners 397,770 $78,420
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 350,230 $101,140
Industrial Engineers 350,230 $101,140
Validation Engineers 350,230 $101,140
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318,570 $96,800
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 293,930 $100,070
Automotive Engineers 286,760 $102,320
Quality Control Systems Managers 234,380 $121,440
Business Intelligence Analysts 233,440 $112,590
Data Scientists 233,440 $112,590
Architectural and Engineering Managers 210,340 $167,740
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers 210,340 $167,740
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 199,800 $102,610
Electrical Engineers 188,790 $111,910
Information Security Analysts 179,430 $124,910
Computer Network Architects 177,010 $130,390
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 177,010 $130,390
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 156,300 $100,590
Mechatronics Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Microsystems Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Nanosystems Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Photonics Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Robotics Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Wind Energy Engineers 150,750 $117,750
Computer Network Support Specialists 146,450 $73,340
Media Technical Directors/Managers 145,270 $83,480
Talent Directors 145,270 $83,480
Energy Auditors 137,210 $72,120
Financial Quantitative Analysts 127,450 $80,190
Video Game Designers 111,400 $98,090
Web and Digital Interface Designers 111,400 $98,090
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 110,790 $93,580
Intelligence Analysts 110,790 $93,580
Police Identification and Records Officers 110,790 $93,580
Computer Programmers 109,870 $98,670
Operations Research Analysts 107,760 $91,290
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 97,890 $80,190
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 93,940 $127,590
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 40 occupations in occupations that use Linux. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Detectives and Criminal Investigators Energy Auditors Coroners Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers Electrical Engineers Quality Control Systems Managers Media Technical Directors/Managers Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Computer User Support Specialists Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Linux, by AI task-overlap and median pay

Related tools

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Linux." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/software/linux

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Singulariki. (2026). Linux. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/software/linux

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