Data and AI professionals prioritize learning new skills amid labor shortage

2021-09-17 03:30

Overall, data and AI professionals have a clear desire to learn, with 91% of those surveyed reporting that they're interested in learning new skills or improving existing skills.

The survey revealed that one-third of professionals have dedicated more than 100 hours to training and development, which ultimately led to an average salary increase of $11,000.

Data and AI professionals who participated in one to 19 hours of training only saw an average salary increase of $7,100.

"Data and AI professionals are among the most driven employees when it comes to upskilling. Given the shortage of qualified employees in fields like data science, machine learning, and AI, companies that are serious about building out their workforces must invest in learning and training to grow this talent internally," said Laura Baldwin, president of O'Reilly.

Looking at salary by programming language, the survey found that professionals who use Rust have the highest average salary, followed by Go, and Scala.

Additional findings The average salary for AI and data professionals is $146,000.

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