Job postings related to AI, such as 'AI Manager' and 'Data Annotator,' are rapidly increasing.
The advancement of AI has raised concerns that 'unemployment will increase in jobs that can be replaced by AI' and 'new hiring will stagnate.' On the other hand, the Wall Street Journal reports that job openings for new positions, such as 'AI manager,' are on the rise.
The New Jobs Being Created by AI - WSJ
According to a Goldman Sachs Research report, AI has the potential to automate a quarter of all workdays, with significant automation expected in areas such as administration, legal services, architecture, and engineering. Indeed, Oracle has made substantial investments in AI data centers while simultaneously implementing large-scale layoffs, highlighting concerns that the rise of AI will lead to job cuts in white-collar positions.
Oracle lays off up to 30,000 employees; employees lost their jobs with no prior notice, receiving only a single email in the morning - GIGAZINE
On the other hand, job postings for AI-related positions continue to increase. LinkedIn, a job search service, analyzed job data from 2023 to 2025 and found that AI created 640,000 jobs in the US alone, including AI leaders and AI engineers. Cory Kantenga, head of economics at LinkedIn, prefaced his remarks by saying it's 'not enough to change the direction of the labor market,' but added that 'AI-related jobs are growing steadily.' According to LinkedIn's research, AI-related jobs accounted for only 1.6% of all job postings in 2023, but are projected to more than double to 3.4% by 2025.
The job with the most significant increase in job postings is that of AI department head, with 225,000 positions filled between 2023 and 2025. Additionally, there were 312,000 job postings for data annotators, who check and label images, text, and audio so that AI can be trained.
Ali Ansari, CEO of AI staffing company micro1, says the demand for AI annotators is exploding. In fact, despite being founded in 2022, micro1 already employs tens of thousands of part-time data annotators. These annotators come from a variety of backgrounds, including journalism and finance, and their average hourly wage is about $70 (approximately 11,700 yen).
However, the companies that post these kinds of jobs are highly concentrated, with Indeed's analysis showing that only 1% of all companies account for 90% of AI-related jobs. Nevertheless, the percentage of companies posting job advertisements that mention AI is on the rise, from 2% in 2018 to 6% in 2025. Indeed economist Corey Stahl points out that it is still unclear how many dedicated employees each company will need to manage AI, and says, 'We're just getting started.'
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