You Can Get Paid $18,000 More a Year By Adding AI Skills to Your Resume, According to a New Study

It pays to have AI skills — nearly $20,000 more per year on average.

A recent study conducted by the job insight website LightCast analyzed over a billion job postings and found that employers are not only looking for workers with AI skills — they are also paying them more.

“Job postings are increasingly emphasizing AI skills, and there are signals that employers are willing to pay premium salaries for them,” LightCast’s Head of Global Research Elena Magrini told CNBC.

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The study found that job postings that asked for AI skills paid 28%