Prior employers concentrate differently by role family. Johnson Controls is 14.6% of HVAC prior stops. Intel is 12.1% of hardware prior stops. Burns & McDonnell is 8.6% of power prior stops. Each percentage is a within-family source share, so the three figures are not additive and are not shares of all AI-infra hiring. Scope: United States, seven role families, March 2026 through August 2026.
Map the prior-employer benches by role family
Johnson Controls 14.6% of HVAC. Intel 12.1% of hardware. Burns & McDonnell 8.6% of power.
Largest named prior stops by role family
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Johnson Controls, HVAC prior stops | 14.6% |
| Intel, hardware prior stops | 12.1% |
| Burns & McDonnell, power prior stops | 8.6% |
Source: AI Infra Talent Race: Roles Constraining Compute Buildout · Metix AI · report date 2026-08-12
Scope and limits
- Public profiles may contain update lags, self-presentation bias, and inconsistent titles.
- Figures are a visible sample for relative comparison. They are not official headcount and are not used to estimate a global workforce.
- Scope on every row: United States, seven role families, March 2026 through August 2026. A postings-to-talent proxy is not an official vacancy rate.
- Do not add 14.6%, 12.1%, and 8.6%. Each percentage has its own role-family denominator.
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FAQ
Can I add the three percentages?
No. Each one is a share inside a different role family.
Is Johnson Controls 14.6% of all AI-infra hires?
No. 14.6% is its share of HVAC prior stops.
Is Intel’s 12.1% the chip-map feeder stat?
No. 9 of 14 companies on the chip map is a different report. This 12.1% is hardware prior stops in the infra hiring map.
What is the scope?
United States, seven role families, March 2026 through August 2026.
Where is the method, and how do I cite this figure?
The method page is https://metix.ai/reports/methodology. Cite this answer with this page’s URL https://metix.ai/reports/questions/ai-infra-internal-mobility. The parent map is https://metix.ai/reports/mapping/nvidia-ai-infrastructure-talent-race-2026. Report date 2026-08-12.
How to cite
Metix AI. (2026). Where do AI infrastructure hires come from? Metix AI Talent Intelligence. https://metix.ai/reports/questions/ai-infra-internal-mobility
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