As AI slashes white-collar jobs, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says there’s one department still hiring: sales
- Salesforce is keeping engineering headcount flat (about 15,000) and shifting hiring into sales, with CEO Marc Benioff saying AI has raised engineer productivity.
- The broader tech sector has trimmed engineering roles—major layoffs and a big drop in software‑engineer job postings since 2020—though AI and cybersecurity niches remain in demand.
- Sales roles are booming as companies hire people to sell AI-powered products (Salesforce planned 2,000 sales hires), making sales one of the fastest‑growing job areas.