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AI Build-Out Drives High-Paying Jobs Amid Employment Debate

AI Build-Out Drives High-Paying Jobs Amid Employment Debate
The AI build-out is becoming the biggest economic bet in US history · livemint.com

Companies are investing heavily in artificial intelligence, or AI.

This investment is creating many new jobs in the United States.

LinkedIn estimates that more than 750,000 AI-related jobs were created from 2023 through 2026 so far.

These jobs usually pay much more than the average job listed on LinkedIn.

The typical AI-related job pays about $180,000 a year.

The typical salary for all listed jobs is about $80,000.

Economists are still debating whether AI is also taking away jobs from office workers.

Kory Kantenga said AI-related work is a strong part of a generally weak job market.

Key facts

AI-related jobs
More than 750,000 new U.S. jobs from 2023 through 2026 to date, according to LinkedIn estimates.
Median AI salary
Approximately $180,000.
Median salary for all jobs
Approximately $80,000.
Employment debate
Economists are divided over whether AI is meaningfully hurting white-collar employment.
Labor-market condition
AI-related employment is described as a robust area of a very slow labor market.
Source
LinkedIn estimates and comments from Kory Kantenga, LinkedIn's head of economics for the Americas.

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Kory Kantenga

LinkedIn’s head of economics for the Americas

“It’s one of the robust areas of a very slow labor market”
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