The Rise of AI Jobs with Alex Fourlis from Veritone Hire

Veritone recently  released its analysis of Q3 aggregated U.S. Jobs Report,... the research is in conjunction with Aspen Tech Labs…one of the findings was a continued increase in AI jobs….here to talk about that is the GM of Veritone Hire Alex Fourlis. TOPICS 1. New research has come out indicating a growing demand for AI-related jobs. Can you share some of the findings? In Q3, there were 31,610 vacancies in artificial intelligence jobs, a 6.6% increase from Q2 2024 and a 37.5% increase over the past 12 months.  2. Salaries for AI Jobs? In Q3 2024, the median annual salary for AI-related roles was $31,803, 25% higher than for non-AI IT positions. For example, AI-focused software developers were offered an average salary of $166,358, compared to $140,400 for their non-AI counterparts, reflecting a premium of nearly 19% for AI expertise. Among the top 10 U.S. states with the highest number of AI roles, California, New York and Virginia stood out with the largest average salary gaps between AI and non-AI IT roles. The differences in these states were $37,242, $34,154, and $25,095, respectively. 3. Beyond software developers what other types of AI jobs are available? 4. What kind of AI jobs does Veritone have in house? 5. What's one AI tool out there that is interesting to you when it comes to hiring?  6. How is Veritone Hire leveraging AI these days? 7. AI is being baked into all kinds of hiring tools,(generative + matching) how will all these software companies differentiate themselves if they all have similar AI functionality?   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices