Portland's AI job openings trail Seattle, SF
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Portland is nowhere near its West Coast neighbors when it comes to AI job openings this past January, new data shows.
Why it matters: Amid lots of consternation about AI taking people's jobs, at least some people are finding new roles working with the emerging technology.
The big picture: The Portland metro area — which includes Hillsboro and Vancouver, Washington — only had 194 AI jobs postings, far behind our techy siblings Seattle and San Francisco, with 1,472 and 1,188, respectively.
- That's according to UMD-LinkUp AI Maps, a collaboration between the University of Maryland, job listings platform LinkUp and Outrigger Group, a consultancy and executive firm.
How it works: Researchers used AI to analyze job postings for roles requiring AI skills.
Zoom in: There were dozens of Portland-based AI jobs posted on Indeed this week, ranging from a $20-an-hour job as a DataAnnotation communications manager-AI trainer to an AI data specialist at Deloitte with an annual salary up to $241,000.