There’s no doubt AI skills are in demand and hiring for them is off the charts, but new research confirms it’s not replacing the need for other skills. The latest report from Upwork, a freelancer and contract-worker marketplace, shows that the demand for AI-related skills has more than doubled over the last year, while demand for other high-demand skills is up 23%.
“AI is infused everywhere,” including in technical, creative, operational and other skills, says Gabby Burlacu, lead researcher of the Upwork report. “We’re seeing that skill sets around applying AI to these existing domains is really what’s growing in demand.” Upwork finds that hiring for skills that “AI can supposedly do,” like video editing and illustration, hasn’t dropped.
The fastest-growing skills on Upwork over the last year include:
- AI video generation and editing (for design and creative work) up 329%
- AI integration (for coding and web development work) up 178%
- AI data annotation and labeling (for data science and analytics work) up 154%
- E-commerce management (for customer service and admin support work) up 130%
- AI image generation and editing (for design and creative work) up 95%
But AI isn’t taking away the demand for other skills, and the ones companies are investing in most include:
- Accounting, for accounting and consulting jobs
- Full stack development, for coding and web development jobs
- Virtual assistance, for customer service and admin support jobs
- Data analytics, for data science and analytics jobs
- Graphic design, for design and creative jobs
- Social media marketing, for sales and marketing jobs
Source: CNBC
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