The Lucrative Era of AI Jobs: Higher Salaries and New Opportunities
In the midst of a booming tech revolution, AI-related jobs are not only becoming more plentiful, but are also offering significantly higher paychecks. A recent study from Bizreport indicates that AI roles are offering 77.53% higher salaries than other occupations, marking the start of a lucrative era for those equipped with AI skills.
Prompt Engineering: A Lucrative Job Without Engineering Skills
This surge in compensation isn’t confined to seasoned tech gurus. A new role has emerged in digital want ads: prompt engineering, a very profitable job that curiously enough doesn’t require any engineering at all. These positions are attracting salaries up to $449,000 a year, welcoming individuals with just a basic understanding of programming and AI models.
English as the Hottest New Programming Language
Andrej Karpathy, former Tesla and current OpenAI developer, praised natural communication over programming as the new way to communicate with computers. “The hottest new programming language is English,” he says in a tweet that’s pinned on his Twitter profile.
The hottest new programming language is English
— Andrej Karpathy (@karpathy) January 24, 2023
The Financial Allure of AI Jobs
The financial allure of AI jobs is undeniable. Specifically for prompt engineers, data from a ZipRecruiter report shows an average salary of $62,977 annually in the U.S., with top earners making up to $95,500 per year. The highest paying cities can see prompt engineering salaries up to $80,745, such as in Berkeley, California.
Rapid Growth and Demand for AI Expertise
Bizreport says it “gathered data from eight of the most popular job posting platforms in 2023” and then used keyword research to classify and analyze the AI-related job offers. ”In just one year, from 2022 to 2023, computer science salaries in the United States witnessed a substantial surge, with an impressive average increase of 45.87%,” the study concluded. LinkedIn also supports these findings and projects that by 2024, there will be potentially more than 131,000 AI-related jobs for the computer science market.
Hot Take: AI Jobs Creating Better Opportunities
So, it’s clear that AI may one day automate many (or all) of our jobs, but for now, it’s offering some of the most lucrative positions in the workforce. With such impressive pay and accessible entry routes, it seems AI just may be creating better jobs than it’s taking away – for now at least. The joke may be on the robots after all.
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