The jump comes at a time when the broader tech job market is under pressure from mass layoffs at companies such as Meta Platforms (META.O) and Inc (AMZN.O), which are tightening their belts to cope with an uncertain economy. 'There has been a notable increase in job seeker interest in AI-related jobs, especially since the introduction of ChatGPT,' said Nick Bunker, director of economic research at Indeed. platform, while roles such as software engineer, machine learning engineer and data engineer were also in demand.
The May figure, at 204 per million job postings, was also more than double the 2021 level and underscored the buzz around AI, sparked by the runaway success of OpenAI's ChatGPT.ĭata scientist roles made up 5% of the AI job postings on Indeed's U.S. June 21 (Reuters) - Generative AI-related job postings in the United States jumped about 20% last month as companies look to harness a technology that has been widely touted as the next big growth driver, according to data from job portal Indeed.
