Which Jobs AI Is Actually Hitting

How far AI reaches into the labor market: the share of jobs exposed (global vs advanced economies) and where hiring demand is growing fastest for AI roles and skills.

Curated snapshot Last updated: Aug 5, 2026 5 data points

How many jobs AI touches

Share of jobs exposed to AI (%). The IMF estimates AI affects 40% of jobs globally — and up to 60% in advanced economies, where knowledge work concentrates.

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Where AI is pulling demand

Growth in AI roles and skills (%). Horizons differ per bar (see each value's basis): year-over-year, decade change, and the 2024–2034 BLS projection.

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Data table

Which Jobs AI Is Actually Hitting — full data table
pct	label	series	source_ref	value_basis
40	Global (all jobs)	exposure	imf-ai-jobs	IMF: AI affects ~40% of jobs globally
60	Advanced economies	exposure	imf-ai-jobs	IMF: ~60% of jobs in advanced economies exposed to AI
143.2	AI/ML engineer postings (YoY)	role_growth	nu-ai-stats	AI/Machine Learning Engineer positions +143.2% year-over-year
297	AI skills in job postings (decade)	role_growth	nu-ai-stats	AI skills requested in 2.5% of US job postings — a 297% increase over the past decade
34	Data scientist roles (2024–34, BLS)	role_growth	bls-oes	BLS: data-scientist employment projected +34% over 2024–2034

Methodology & sources

Last updated: Aug 5, 2026

Methodology

Two source-backed charts: share of jobs exposed to AI (%, IMF) and growth in AI-related roles and skills demand (%). Exposure figures (40% globally, 60% in advanced economies) trace to the IMF. Growth figures — AI/ML engineer postings +143.2% YoY, AI skills in postings +297% over the decade, and BLS’s +34% data-scientist projection for 2024–2034 — trace to the cited statistics compilations and BLS. CAVEAT: the growth bars use different time horizons (year-over-year, decade, and a 2024–2034 projection), noted in each value_basis; they should not be read as like-for-like. Exposure ≠ elimination. Re-verified 2026-07-17.

Sources

Comparisons are informative, not definitive. See each source for definitions and limits.

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