In New York City, the fastest path to a new job probably involves AI.
LinkedIn analyzed about three years’ worth of user data to determine how jobs are changing in the US, including in New York City.
AI engineers ranked No. 1 in New York, as they did for the US in general and in most of the nine other cities LinkedIn reviewed. Many of the workers stepping into this and other hot AI roles come from related fields such as software engineering and data science, LinkedIn reported.
While artificial intelligence gigs dominated the top spots on the list, consultants of various stripes are also in demand in Gotham.
“Roles like fundraising consultants and strategic advisors are rising too, signaling that companies are doubling down on strategic, revenue-driving work,” a LinkedIn News post said.
LinkedIn’s snapshot of jobs on the rise in New York comes as unemployment in the nation’s largest city remains low compared with its historical average — matching the national rate of 4.5% in November.
The chart below shows the top eight fastest-growing jobs on LinkedIn’s new list about the Big Apple.
Some roles aren’t purely technical
Demand for AI consultants and strategists — which hold the No. 2 spot on both the New York and US lists — signals that incorporating AI into the workplace will require people whose expertise isn’t solely technical, Laura Lorenzetti, a senior director at LinkedIn, recently told Business Insider, referring to the national list.
“There is also this whole adjacent system of how you implement AI; how you do culture change around AI; how you get people to really adapt and use it,” she said.
Adopting AI is something more job seekers — especially those who are still early in their careers — are confronting, Keith Spencer, a career expert at Resume Now, recently told Business Insider.
He said that he hears from young professionals that employers expect them to “intrinsically know how to use AI to make your role more productive and more efficient.”
