Where are the World's AI Jobs?

 

Where are the world's AI jobs?

Where Are The World’s AI Jobs?

By 2025, 85 million jobs may be displaced by the rise of AI — but 97 million new roles could rise up to take their place

 

AI Jobs by Country

AI Jobs By Country

 

  • AI hiring is on the rise
    • The hiring environment (as of August 2023) shows:
      • United States - 75,685 job posts
      • India - 11,855 job posts
      • Japan - 8,157 job posts
      • United Kingdom - 5,837 job posts
      • France - 3,984 job posts
      • Canada - 2,566 job posts
      • Australia - 937 job posts
      • Mexico - 909 job posts
      • Israel - 485 job posts
      • South Africa - 429 job posts

 

  • Countries with the most AI jobs
    • Open AI Roles (as of June 2023)
      • US
        • 173,000 open AI roles
      • India
        • 25,900 open AI roles
      • UK
        • 16,825 open AI roles
      • Jobs markets are feeling the pressure
        • Some countries expect to replace more 1/3 of workers
          • Hungary - 36.4%
          • Czech Republic - 35.2%
          • Poland - 33.5%
          • Portugal - 30.1%
          • Estonia - 29.8%
          • Germany - 28.7%
          • France - 27.4%
          • Ireland - 22.5%
          • United States - 21.2%
          • United Kingdom - 19%

 

AI Jobs by State

Approximately 1.5% of job openings in any US state are AI-related — although some states offer more than others]

 

AI job postings and percentage by US state

 

STATE

NUMBER OF JOBS

PERCENT OF TOTAL

AK

970

0.88

AL

7,866

1.31

AR

7,247

2.03

AZ

19,514

1.4

CA

142,154

2.21

CO

20,421

1.46

CT

8,960

1.66

DC

9,606

2.95

DE

3,503

2.66

FL

33,585

1

GA

26,620

1.64

HI

2,550

1.46

IA

5,670

1.14

ID

6,109

1.89

IL

31,569

1.63

IN

9,247

0.88

KS

7,683

1.43

KY

4,536

0.85

LA

4,806

0.87

MA

34,603

2.26

MD

16,769

1.96

ME

2,227

1.64

MI

25,366

1.77

MN

11,808

1.22

MO

10,990

1.15

MS

2,548

1.15

MT

833

0.72

NC

23,854

1.44

ND

1,227

1.04

NE

4,032

1.14

NH

2,719

1.2

NJ

23,447

2.04

NM

3,357

1.36

NV

6,813

1.23

NY

43,899

2.07

OH

19,208

1.07

OK

5,719

1.07

OR

10,811

1.43

PA

20,397

1.3

RI

2,965

1.84

SC

4,928

0.87

SD

2,195

1.83

TN

11,173

1.11

TX

66,624

1.52

UT

6,885

1.54

VA

34,221

2.42

VT

1,571

1.34

WA

31,284

2.48

WI

8,879

0.9

WV

887

0.99

WY

769

1.18

 

“It’s a brave new world when it comes to the rapid rise of AI jobs. We are determined to stay ahead of the curve and keep a close eye on these trends to be a reliable and up to date job portal.”

Charles Edelstein, Director, Executive Placements

 

“We have noticed a huge uptick in sales and product roles requiring a knowledge of ML/AI. That addition will once again create a higher demand and new talent war for this next innovation wave.” Alan Cutter, CEO, AC Lion, a leading executive search firm

AI adoption for global organizations reached 55% in 2023 — meaning 1 in 2 global organizations have hired or still need to hire an AI specialist]

 

AI Jobs by Type

AI Jobs By Type

 

  • Fastest growing AI jobs include:
    (Growth between 2021 - 2031)
    • Data scientists
      • 36% growth between 2021 and 2031
    • Software developers
      • 25% growth between 2021 and 2031
    • Computer and information research scientists
      • 21% growth between 2021 and 2031
    • General computer and information technology
      • 15% growth between 2021 and 2031
    • Requires the world’s fastest-growing AI skills
      • NLP
      • Algorithm Development
      • PyTorch
      • Machine Learning
      • MS Azure ML
    • The fastest-adopted AI use cases continue to shape these trends:
      • Service operations optimization - 24%
      • Creating new AI-based products - 20%
      • Customer segmentation - 19%
      • Customer service analytics - 19%
      • AI-based enhancement of products - 19%
    • Sectors attracting the most AI investment activity
      • In 2023, investors contributed to AI in:
        • Media, social platforms, and marketing ($46 billion)
        • Financial and insurance services ($32 billion)
        • IT infrastructure and hosting ($13 billion)
        • Mobility and autonomous vehicles ($12 billion)
        • Healthcare, drugs, and biotechnology ($8 billion)
        • Business processes and support services ($5 billion)
        • Digital security ($4.8 billion)
        • Robots, sensors, and IT hardware ($4.6 billion)
        • Logistics, wholesale, and retail ($3.5 billion)

 

With 450% more AI-related job postings from 2023 vs 2022, AI jobs are booming. Are you ready?

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