Beyond The Buzz
Developing the AI Skills Employers Actually Need
AI In The Real World: An Overview
“AI Job” Does Not Mean “Tech Job”
In 2024, over half of job postings requesting AI skills were outside IT and Computer Science.
AI Skills Mean Higher Salaries
Salaries for postings that mention AI skills are 28% higher than postings that do not, representing roughly $18,000 more per year.
Every Career Area Is At A Different Stage On Its AI Adoption Journey
Organizations need to be aware of the rapid changes happening to their career area. Here, we provide specific insights for where your organization falls.
See How AI Is Reshaping Your Industry
The report features deep dives on 5 career areas, exploring these topics for each:
A short overview of the career area, including which jobs need AI training most urgently and unique adoption patterns that distinguish it from others.
Breakdown of AI skill requirements across job postings, showing percentage of roles requiring AI capabilities and growth trajectory.
The top 5 AI skills employers are seeking, with descriptions and applications.
Analysis identifying which existing skills are experiencing the highest AI exposure alongside their growth rates and strategic value.
Implications for education and learning and development teams.
Introducing the AI Skills Disruption Matrix
The AI Skills Disruption Matrix is not one chart, but a series of several. They represent an analysis that we can run for every career area. After studying Lightcast skills for each career area, we plot them based on their rate of growth and their overall value in the field. We then also color-code them based on their exposure to AI: white for low exposure, blue for medium exposure, and purple for high exposure.
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