Data & research
The data behind the AI job transition
Summaries of the most important institutional research — what it says, what it means for your career.
Key numbers from the research corpus
56%
Wage premium for AI-skilled roles
PwC
78M
Net new jobs created by 2030
WEF
7×
Growth in demand for AI fluency
McKinsey
40%
Global jobs with AI exposure
IMF
300M
Jobs exposed to AI globally
Goldman Sachs
$581B
Global AI investment in 2025
Stanford HAI
All research — 13 reports documented
The Future of Jobs Report 2025
“78 million net new jobs created by 2030, alongside 92 million displaced — net positive, but massive structural churn.”
Global AI Jobs Barometer
“56% wage premium for AI-skilled roles — up from 25% the previous year, reflecting intense employer competition for AI-fluent talent.”
The State of AI in 2025
“Demand for AI fluency grew 7× in 2 years — from 1 million workers with AI skills to 7 million, with demand still outpacing supply.”
AI Will Reshape More Jobs Than It Replaces
“50–55% of US jobs will be substantially reshaped in the next 3 years — but full displacement will affect only 10–15%, with most change being augmentation.”
AI at Work: From Pilots to Scale
“Companies that successfully scale AI achieve 3× productivity gains compared to those stuck in pilot phase — and the difference is almost always human factors, not technology.”
AI Transformation Is a Workforce Transformation
“Successful AI transformation requires investing in people, not just technology — organisations that neglect workforce strategy achieve only 20% of potential AI value.”
AI Index Report 2026
“$581 billion invested in AI in 2025 — and employment among 22–25 year-old developers fell nearly 20%, signalling structural disruption to traditional entry-level tech routes.”
AI and the Labour Market: 2025 Update
“300 million jobs exposed to AI globally — but net employment effects remain positive in advanced economies due to new job creation exceeding displacement.”
Generative AI and Labour Markets (SDN/2026/001)
“40% of global employment is exposed to AI — rising to 60% in advanced economies — with the highest-risk roles concentrated in services and white-collar work.”
What AI Does to Work: A Task-Level Analysis
“Structured tasks down 13% as AI takes over routine processing — but analytical, creative, and relationship-building tasks are up 20%, and these are better-paid.”
AI Won't Kill Your Job. It'll Kill the Path to Your First One.
“AI is not replacing experienced workers — it is collapsing the traditional on-ramp from junior to experienced, creating a structural problem for entry-level candidates.”
AI and the Future of Work: A Transition Framework
“GPT-4 class models can perform at or above the median human level on 60–80% of white-collar tasks — but performance on complex, multi-step reasoning with real-world stakes remains limited.”
Four Futures for Jobs: Scenarios to 2035
“The future of work is not determined — it depends on policy, investment, and individual choice. In the best-case scenario, AI creates 60M more jobs than it destroys.”
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