Creative AI-related job postings in the United States jumped about 20% last month as companies looked to harness a technology widely touted as the next big growth driver, according to data data from the job portal Indeed.
May’s figure, at 204 per million job postings, is also more than double the 2021 level and underscores the buzz around AI, caused by the overwhelming success of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
Data scientist positions account for 5% of AI vacancies on Indeed’s platform in the US, while positions such as software engineer, machine learning Engineers and data engineers are also in demand.
“There has been a noticeable increase in job seekers’ interest in AI-related fields jobespecially since ChatGPT was introduced,” said Nick Bunker, director of economic research at Indeed.
The leap comes at a time when the broader tech job market is under pressure from mass layoffs at companies like Meta Platforms and Amazon.com Inc, which are tightening their belts to cope. deal with an uncertain economy.
Overall, tech jobs fell 43.6% in the U.S. compared to last June, Indeed said, adding that the number of AI jobs available hasn’t kept up with the interest of job seekers. job.
Indeed data shows that overall AI job searches increased to 147 out of a million jobs searched in May from almost zero a year earlier.
Its US website has shown general AI job listings from companies like Meta Platforms, Apple, Tiktok, Pinterest, and Amazon.com.
