AI job boom favors experienced professionals, leaving junior workers behind
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Matt Egan
Summary
New research shared with CNN reveals that 71% of AI-related job postings by S&P 500 companies on LinkedIn require experienced professionals, leaving junior workers and newcomers struggling to break into the field. While AI is creating a jobs boom across Corporate America, the opportunities are overwhelmingly reserved for those with deep experience rather than beginners, highlighting a growing barrier to entry in one of the economy's hottest sectors.
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As Corporate America scrambles to fill artificial intelligence jobs, people looking to get their foot in the door of the industry are getting left behind.
New research, shared first with CNN, finds that employment opportunities in the hottest part of the economy are often reserved for those with deep experience, not beginners.
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