AI has transformed our day-to-day lives in many ways, but it’s also deeply impacted the world of talent acquisition and the opportunities that are now available. AI has, in essence, created roles that would have never existed a mere 5-10 years ago, and that in itself is incredible.
It’s crazy to think that the jobs that were available at the beginning of our careers have adapted and changed so much, and that technology has created incredible opportunities for us all.
Specifically within the Tech world, AI has made (pretty big) waves. A simple search for “AI jobs” pulls up some of the most interesting (and well-paid) jobs in the industry.
Here are some great facts about a career within an AI-based role:
- Artificial intelligence (AI) jobs are plenty, with hiring growing by 32% in the last couple of years
- There is a high talent gap—not enough qualified artificial intelligence (AI) applicants for vacant positions
- Artificial intelligence (AI) professionals earn top salaries, well north of $100,000
- As a rapidly evolving industry, growth opportunities in Artificial intelligence (AI) careers are diverse
- Artificial intelligence (AI) careers are flexible—you could be a freelancer, consultant, researcher, practitioner, machine learning engineer, computer vision engineer, or even build your own AI products.
- Artificial intelligence (AI) jobs are not only in hot demand, but a great opportunity to enter a number of fields and industries. You can apply the programming languages and machine learning techniques you pick up in a number of fields. [source]
From Machine Learning, to Data Analytics, to Architecture, AI has spread into nearly every single niche and vertical within the Tech landscape. Aside from the high-paying salaries and new roles cropping up on a regular basis, there’s another benefit of AI that we want to unpack - and that’s the high talent gap.
The AI market isn’t saturated (yet)
The role that AI is currently playing in transforming tech careers is that it’s opening up a brand new talent market. Seeing as AI is still considered in its infancy, it’s created an opportunity for candidates at all levels to either upskill or retrain in an AI-based role. The AI market isn’t yet saturated with talent, and with certain skill sets being so scarce, it gives better opportunities for those who have the skills. Less competition also guarantees better retention, and tech professionals who are unsure of where their careers are going should look at AI-based roles as a viable option.
Will the market be saturated within the next 5 years? It’s difficult to know the answer to that. However, the pace at which AI technology moves is rapid, which evidences that it’s a viable and future-proof path to consider.
It’s (nearly) AI’s world, we’re just living in it…
Finally, it’s important to recognise that AI does make the world go round. It’s in (pretty much) every aspect of our lives. From prompting technology enabling us to write emails quicker, through to Chat GPT and online AI assistants, it’s pretty much AI’s world, we’re just living in it.
The numbers support this, too. As of 2023, the AI market is valued at nearly 100 billion dollars, and by 2030, this is due to spike to nearly two trillion dollars.
“While some markets, sectors and individual businesses are more advanced than others, AI is still at a very early stage of development overall. From a macroeconomic point of view, there are therefore opportunities for emerging markets to leapfrog more developed counterparts. And within your business sector, one of today’s start-ups or a business that hasn’t even been founded yet could be the market leader in ten years’ time.” - PwC
It’ll be interesting to see how AI transforms tech careers in the next 12 months, let alone in the next 12 years…!
