From 2019 to 2022, the greatest increase in difficulty when hiring AI-related roles was among data engineers, where 57 percent of respondents said they had difficulties hiring for that position. Closely behind were translators, with 56 percent claiming to be much more difficult or somewhat more difficult to hire for positions within that skillset over the 3 years.
Perceived company difficulties in hiring artificial intelligence (AI) related roles worldwide from 2019 to 2022, by function
Participants represented the full range of regions, industries, company sizes, functional specialties, and tenures.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Difficulty in organizations' hiring of AI-related roles, past 3 years, % of respondents"
Source notes that: "numbers may not round up to 100% because those who responded "don't know" were not counted"
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McKinsey & Company. (December 6, 2022). Perceived company difficulties in hiring artificial intelligence (AI) related roles worldwide from 2019 to 2022, by function [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369091/challenges-in-ai-related-hiring/
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