Paul Welty, PhD AI, WORK, AND STAYING HUMAN

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Bookmark: The AI job market is set to snowball in 2025

Discover how the AI job market will surge by 2025, driven by demand for skills across industries and increasing integration of AI technologies.

The article “The AI Job Market Is Set to Snowball in 2025” explores the anticipated surge in demand for artificial intelligence (AI) skills across both tech and non-tech industries. The central thesis is that the demand for AI expertise will continue to grow significantly by 2025. Factors driving this demand include a potential rebound in tech industry hiring and the increasing necessity for businesses outside the tech sector to integrate AI into their operations. The article highlights the scarcity of AI skills, noting particularly high vacancy rates in roles like natural language processing, which are exacerbated by the specialized knowledge required for such positions. This scarcity, as reported by Randstad, underscores the doubling of efforts needed to fill AI roles compared to other sectors. There are further indicators of the heightened demand for AI talent, such as Salesforce’s hiring surge and SoftBank’s commitment to invest heavily in AI-led U.S. jobs. These developments coincide with the finding that AI-related job postings on platforms like Indeed are increasing rapidly. The article concludes that while only a small percentage of global employers currently seek GenAI skills, the demand is projected to rise, with a broad expectation for general AI fluency emerging in various job roles within the next few years.

The AI Job Market Is Set to Snowball in 2025

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