Amazon4 postings
Most common title: Strategic Pursuits Manager Us Strategic Pursuits
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AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01)
Validates foundational knowledge of AI and generative AI concepts, foundation models, responsible AI and AWS AI services.
Summary
AWS Certified AI Practitioner is AWS's entry-level certification for AI, machine learning and generative AI, for people who use AI without building models. It tests AI concepts, foundation models, responsible AI and AWS AI services such as Amazon Bedrock and SageMaker AI.
Good fit if
- You want a recognized starting point for AI on AWS
- You work in cloud, data, IT or business roles using AI
- You want a foundation before ML Engineer or Data Engineer Associate
Look elsewhere if
- You work with ML and hold an AWS Associate: AWS ML Engineer Associate
- You want core AWS cloud knowledge: AWS Cloud Practitioner
- You lead AI investment decisions: AWS AI Business Strategist
Salary & jobs
32 US job postings ask for AWS Certified AI Practitioner, with AI Ml Engineer as the most common job title. The median pay is $159k a year; most fall between $129k and $170k.
Top-paying job titles
Most common job titles
| Job title |
|---|
| Job title | ||
|---|---|---|
| AI Ml Engineer | - | 2 |
| Cyber Strategy Risk Compliance AI Engineering For Cybersecurity Manager | - | 2 |
| AI Cloud Developer | - | 1 |
| AI Ml Engineer Subject Matter Expert | - | 1 |
| AI Ml Platform Engineer | - | 1 |
| AI Ml Process Engineer | - | 1 |
| AI Security Engineer Mid Atlantic Region Remote In Va Md Pa Nc De Nj Or | - | 1 |
| AI Solutions Developer | - | 1 |
| Artificial Intelligence Engineer | - | 1 |
| Artificial Intelligence Engineer II | - | 1 |
| Asset Wealth Management Controls Strategy Innovation AI Controls Enablement | - | 1 |
| Aws Agentic AI Engineer | - | 1 |
| Aws AI Solutions Architect AI Engineering Advisor | - | 1 |
| Aws Genai Solutions Architect | - | 1 |
| Aws Partnership Manager | - | 1 |
Top employers
Amazon
AGE Solutions2 postings
Most common title: AI Ml Process Engineer
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CDW Corporation2 postings
Most common title: Aws Genai Solutions Architect
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JPMorganChase2 postings
Most common title: Technical Program Manager AI Ml Engineering
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pwc2 postings
Most common title: Cyber Strategy Risk Compliance AI Engineering For Cybersecurity Manager
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A-TEK Inc.1 postings
Most common title: Technical Architect Cloud Modernization
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Aligned Technology Group1 postings
Most common title: Aws AI Solutions Architect AI Engineering Advisor
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Argo Cyber Systems1 postings
Most common title: AI Ml Engineer Subject Matter Expert
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Cost
What holders say
A useful first step into AI vocabulary
People new to AI call it a real grounding in AI terms and AWS AI services, even with years of AWS experience. Associate holders are told to skip to ML Engineer Associate.
It does not lead to interviews on its own
Holders say it shows you made the effort to learn generative AI concepts, but do not expect recruiter calls or pay changes from it alone.
Relevant for governance, security and data roles
People from security, compliance and privacy backgrounds describe the responsible AI and governance content as familiar risks in a new setting, and found it useful without planning to build AI systems.
Certification path
AWS puts Cloud Practitioner before AI Practitioner. After it, AWS recommends Solutions Architect Associate for cloud careers, or Data Engineer and Machine Learning Engineer Associate for data and AI.
Renewal
AWS AI Practitioner is valid for three years.
- Validity
- 3 years
- Renew by exam
- AI Practitioner, ML Engineer Associate or GenAI Developer Professional
- Retake with 50% voucher
- $50 USD
Each option extends the certification for three years. Use the 50% voucher from a previous AWS exam to pay for the renewal exam.
AWS recertification options ↗Alternatives
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner$100 required · Entry
The other foundational AWS exam, covering core cloud concepts and services.
AI-901$99 required · Entry
The equivalent entry-level AI exam if your employer runs on Azure.
Google Cloud Generative AI Leader$99 required · Entry
Google Cloud's generative AI credential, aimed at business and technical leaders.
AWS Certified AI Business Strategist$50 required · Intermediate
AWS's exam for AI strategy, value and governance decisions rather than AI concepts and services.
FAQ
Do I need experience for AWS AI Practitioner?
No. AWS writes the exam for people with up to six months of exposure to AI on AWS, but anyone can book it.
AWS AI Practitioner vs Cloud Practitioner: which should I take?
Take AI Practitioner if your interest is AI, machine learning and generative AI. Take Cloud Practitioner if you want core AWS services, security and billing. Both cost $100 and need no experience.
How hard is the AWS AI Practitioner exam?
It is a foundational exam, but the questions often present two plausible answers and ask for the most appropriate one. It also includes ordering and matching questions, which need every part correct.
How do I renew AWS AI Practitioner?
Pass the current exam again, or pass Machine Learning Engineer Associate or Generative AI Developer Professional, within three years.
Last updated October 2026