Get an AI Job, Earn 77.53% More in 2024

By Aoibhinn Mc Bride

Is earning more money on your radar for 2024? Or perhaps you want to pivot to an area of tech that will allow you to future proof your career path so a potential layoff isn’t looming somewhere down the tracks?

Whatever your objectives, leaning into a role that is rooted in artificial intelligence is arguably the failsafe way to achieve both aims.

In fact, according to a recent report conducted by BizReport, AI-related jobs pay 77.53% better than other occupations and within tech itself, the pay gap between AI roles and non-AI roles stands at 36%.

With regards to job security, Bizreport found that by 2024, there will be an additional 131,000 AI-related jobs within computer science. This figure currently stands at 30.3% of roles.

This correlates with the World Economic Forum’s prediction that by 2025, 97 million new jobs will have been established thanks to AI.

Location, location, location

Where you work also has an impact on earning power within the U.S. and the data shows that Arizona offers some of the highest AI salaries, with a System AI Architect earning up to $450k per year.

Conversely, Wyoming offers some of the lowest AI salaries, with a Software Architect earning in the region of $192k per year.

Upskill for the future

Whether you’re at the start of your career or have over a decade of experience behind you, you need to keep upskilling to keep your skillset relevant and up to date.

OpenAI has created a series of free courses including a ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers course which allows tech professionals to expand on their current skill set.

Additionally, online resources including Udemy and Coursera have a number of free courses that can be completed online around your current workload.

Ready to harness your skills and expertise within the field of AI? If you’re looking for a way to pivot to a career in AI or further enhance your current career path, the HackerNoon Job Board is the perfect place to focus your search.

It features thousands of tech jobs in companies that are committed to developing AI’s capabilities, including the three below.

Artificial Intelligence Partnerships Leader - NVIDIA, Deloitte, Denver

SFL Scientific, a Deloitte Business, is a U.S.-based, data science consulting firm specializing in building industry-specific, artificial intelligence technologies. The practice brings together several key capabilities to develop and transform clients' organizations through AI and data strategy. It is currently seeking an Artificial Intelligence Partnerships Leader to help identify, advocate, and execute Deloitte's interests across international and emerging organizations, with a specific focus on novel approaches in Generative AI, natural language processing, computer vision for imaging and autonomous systems, embedded and edge-AI, and other state-of-the-art capabilities. You will also use NVIDIA AI technology and expertise to build high-performing generative AI solutions. View additional details here.

Artificial Intelligence Learning Strategist, Booz Allen Hamilton, Washington

Do you want to develop learning development programs that will transform the field of data science and artificial intelligence (AI) in the federal government? As an Artificial Intelligence Learning Strategist, you will work with data science and AI professionals to capture training needs and recommend the right learning solution to help Booz Allen Hamilton accomplish its mission to become the largest provider of AI consulting to the government. Putting the learner at the center of the training experience, you’ll provide strategic rigor as the team designs training material, performance support tools, and learning application experiences. You’ll use your technical skills, creativity, and experience to come up with new ideas to develop engaging, interactive learning experiences, and recommend cutting-edge multimedia technologies and strategies, including blended learning and gamification to build a successful learning environment. See the full job description here.

Lead Artificial Intelligence Data Scientist, SAP, Palo Alto

The mission of the SAP Innovation Center Network (ICN) is to contextualize and pioneer emerging technologies that will be foundational for the future success of SAP and its customers. In order to do this, SAP is looking for a Lead Artificial Intelligence Data Scientist who loves building new products in an iterative and fast-moving environment. Working as part of the Innovation Center Network (ICN), the Business Technology Platform (BTP) AI Center of Excellence (CoE) team, you will develop and support innovative, scalable and high-performing technical solutions using emerging and state-of-the-art AI technologies, continuously research emerging trends in AI/ML, and will apply these to business problems. Develop and testing analyses to explore enterprise data from various sources, identify robust patterns and automate the extraction of relevant insights with a focus on production suitability are also central to this role. Interested? Apply now.