{"id":83015,"date":"2023-07-06T08:47:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T08:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com"},"modified":"2023-07-06T09:19:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T09:19:03","slug":"ai-job-boom-industries-and-skills-in-demand-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/ai-job-boom-industries-and-skills-in-demand","title":{"rendered":"AI Job Boom: Industries and Skills in Demand in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fear of artificial intelligence<\/a> (AI) destroying jobs still permeates the narrative surrounding technology. But what is often overlooked are the many ways it will supplement many jobs that exist today and perhaps create a number of new ones.<\/p>\n

It has often been said that anyone displaced by automation did not lose their job to technology but to another person who knew how to leverage that technology to make themselves more productive. AI is no different in that regard.<\/p>\n

In fact, judging by recent online activity, demand is strong for jobs that incorporate AI in one way or another, suggesting that the knowledge workforce has come to terms with the notion that it needs to get on board the AI train or be left at the station.<\/p>\n

Peak Interest<\/span><\/h2>\n

According to CoinckoGecko, Google searches for \u201cAI Jobs\u201d is running at about four times the level of \u201cCrypto Jobs\u201d<\/a> at its peak in early 2022. The upswing seems to have begun in November of 2022 with the release of ChatGPT<\/a> by OpenAI<\/a> and topped out at a search interest score of 124 in April before sliding back to about 100 last month.<\/p>\n

Even in the months following the peak of Bitcoin\u2019s (BTC) valuation in November of 2021, its job search interest score never made it past 30, which is probably reflective of AI\u2019s more mainstream appeal to a wide variety of job seekers.<\/p>\n

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Who Is Hiring AI Talent, and Where Are These Jobs Located?<\/span><\/h2>\n

The good news, says Visual Capitalist, is that more than 800,000 AI-related jobs were posted in the U.S. alone last year<\/a>, with California leading the pack at nearly 18% of the total. This was more than double that of the next-most active state, Texas, which contributed about 8.4%. Though, it is important to note that while California\u2019s percentage has been declining over the past decade, Texas’s is on the rise.<\/p>\n

As for the skills in demand for AI-related jobs, the top one cited in job postings is Python<\/a>, at 37%. This is followed by general computer science<\/a>, at 33%, and then SQL<\/a> and data science<\/a> and analytics, at 23% and 20%, respectively. Closing the list are things like automation<\/a>, Java<\/a>, and software engineering<\/a>, at 17% each.<\/p>\n

What Skills Are Needed to Land an AI Job?<\/span><\/h2>\n

It takes more than technical skills to become proficient in AI, however. Career guidance firm Handshake notes that while knowledge of programming and analytics is a must, fully leveraging AI requires a range of softer skills<\/a>, such as collaboration, adaptability, and curiosity.<\/p>\n

AI is a complex technology with many layers and modes of operation. It is unlikely that any given model will be used by one person, and with its capacity to self-learn and self-heal, it isn\u2019t likely to maintain the same operational patterns for very long as traditional software does.<\/p>\n

But perhaps the most radical change that AI brings to the table is the way it takes over the rote, repetitive functions of digital processes so that human operators can concentrate on the more strategic, creative aspects of their jobs. This will require knowledge workers to become more imaginative and flexible when it comes to their own job responsibilities.<\/p>\n

Those who take a keen interest in their responsibilities and continuously strive toward improvement and better outcomes will thrive in an AI world, those who simply want to push buttons and navigate menus in the same way over and over again will not.<\/p>\n

Top 5 Hot AI Job Markets<\/span><\/h2>\n

At the same time, we can expect certain industries to deploy AI at a more rapid pace than others and, consequently, will require more AI skills in their respective workforces going forward.<\/p>\n

In Handshake\u2019s analysis, the top areas for AI jobs are:<\/p>\n