With AI advancing at such a rapid rate, many are wondering when it will start to replace real human beings in the work force. In spite of the fact that this is the case, many new jobs have been created thanks to AI, providing workers with more avenues to branch into than might have been the case otherwise. Lightcast recently published some data that revealed which US states have the highest proportion of AI related jobs, and the results were quite surprising.
With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that California topped the list with an estimated 142,000 openings for AI related roles. This accounts for 17.9% of the total number of jobs that are currently available in California, which is more than double that of the second ranking state namely Texas.
Texas still offers an abundance of opportunities for individuals who are working in this space. There are over 66,000 AI related jobs available in the state, accounting for 8.4% of the total. Coming in third place is New York with just under 44,000 jobs, or 43,899 to be precise, which means that around 5.5% of all of the New York based jobs listed have something or the other to do with AI.
This report also shed some light on which skills are necessary because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up helping aspiring employees to focus their efforts. Python was cited in 37% of AI job listings, followed by Computer Science with 33%. SQL came in at a distant third, being mentioned in around 23% of listed AI jobs, followed by data analysis and data science which got 20% each.
One thing to note here is that the tech industry in California is still flourishing with all things having been considered and taken into account. Texas is providing it with some stiff competition, but this hasn’t changed California’s dominance in the tech space with Silicon Valley fast becoming a hub for AI similar to how it became an nexus for previous tech innovations.
H/T: Visualcapitalist
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With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that California topped the list with an estimated 142,000 openings for AI related roles. This accounts for 17.9% of the total number of jobs that are currently available in California, which is more than double that of the second ranking state namely Texas.
Texas still offers an abundance of opportunities for individuals who are working in this space. There are over 66,000 AI related jobs available in the state, accounting for 8.4% of the total. Coming in third place is New York with just under 44,000 jobs, or 43,899 to be precise, which means that around 5.5% of all of the New York based jobs listed have something or the other to do with AI.
This report also shed some light on which skills are necessary because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up helping aspiring employees to focus their efforts. Python was cited in 37% of AI job listings, followed by Computer Science with 33%. SQL came in at a distant third, being mentioned in around 23% of listed AI jobs, followed by data analysis and data science which got 20% each.
One thing to note here is that the tech industry in California is still flourishing with all things having been considered and taken into account. Texas is providing it with some stiff competition, but this hasn’t changed California’s dominance in the tech space with Silicon Valley fast becoming a hub for AI similar to how it became an nexus for previous tech innovations.
H/T: Visualcapitalist
Read next: This Survey Reveals the Generational Gap in AI Acceptance
