According to the article, the average enterprise now runs 12 AI agents, expected to reach 20 by 2027. A shift in AI development from "loops" to graph-based orchestration has made managing AI agents the dominant cognitive task, with AI agent orchestration specialist named the most important job of 2026 by Eightfold AI. Job listings on ZipRecruiter for AI orchestration roles pay $145,000 to $158,000 for mid-level positions, while agentic AI engineers with production track records earn $185,000 to $320,000, according to KORE1. Frameworks like LangGraph, Microsoft's AutoGen successor, and Eigent compete in this space, with LangGraph leading in enterprise adoption due to its graph architecture. The craft involves defining agent objectives, setting guardrails, and designing handoffs, resembling org design. However, according to the same Salesforce data, 50% of enterprise agents still run solo.