The top careers hiring for AI skills in Colorado, according to job postings
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The top careers hiring for AI skills in Colorado, according to job postings
The fastest-growing jobs today are driven by technology—and, increasingly, artificial intelligence. AI and machine learning specialists, for example, top the list of fastest-growing roles, according to a 2023 World Economic Forum survey of the world's largest companies.
Rising demand for AI-related jobs coincides with the introduction of generative AI and ChatGPT. These tools take prompts from human users and churn out answers in a fraction of the time it takes employees to perform the same tasks. Some can generate videos based on text inputs describing the video they want to be created. Others produce fantastical images of things that never actually existed. Popular stock photo provider Shutterstock recently launched an AI image generator of its own.
As a result, companies are seeking workers with expertise in using a rapidly-expanding arsenal of AI tools. According to job-posting data compiled by the workforce intelligence firm Revelio, engineering roles and those working with data ranked high in job postings where employers sought AI skills over the last year.
There's another interesting dimension to AI skills trends: geography. The largest share of postings for jobs that highlight AI skills comes from major cities on the U.S. coasts. But there are clusters of other AI-focused jobs spread across many states.
In Freshworks' analysis of Revelio's job posting data culled from several popular hiring platforms between January 2022 and March 2023, we've identified the top roles in Colorado that highlight AI job skills.
Explore AI career trends nationwide here.
#50. Merchandiser
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 37
- Top states where merchandiser jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Washington, D.C.: 1.52%
--- Arizona: 0.77%
--- Georgia: 0.67%
#49. Cashier
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 183
- Top states where cashier jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Washington, D.C.: 0.81%
--- North Dakota: 0.54%
--- Rhode Island: 0.49%
#48. Distribution Specialist
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 276
- Top states where distribution specialist jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Virginia: 1.36%
--- Washington, D.C.: 0.91%
--- Oregon: 0.33%
#47. Retail Sales
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 145
- Top states where retail sales jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Washington, D.C.: 2.78%
--- Minnesota: 0.39%
--- Washington: 0.35%
#46. Receptionist
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 93
- Top states where receptionist jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Virginia: 1.03%
--- Washington, D.C.: 0.91%
--- Nebraska: 0.59%
#45. Technical Architect
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 149
- Top states where technical architect jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Connecticut: 0.98%
--- Virginia: 0.76%
--- Vermont: 0.75%
#44. Financial Advisor
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 100
- Top states where financial advisor jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Delaware: 0.86%
--- Washington, D.C.: 0.74%
--- New York: 0.64%
#43. Medical Rep
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 1071
- Top states where medical rep jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Texas: 0.61%
--- North Carolina: 0.56%
--- Utah: 0.54%
#42. Coordinator
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 247
- Top states where coordinator jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Maine: 1.79%
--- West Virginia: 1.52%
--- North Dakota: 0.95%
#41. Billing Specialist
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 212
- Top states where billing specialist jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Vermont: 0.93%
--- Washington, D.C.: 0.36%
--- Virginia: 0.31%
#40. Customer Service
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 381
- Top states where customer service jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Washington, D.C.: 1.68%
--- Rhode Island: 0.66%
--- Tennessee: 0.60%
#39. Machine Operator
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 1001
- Top states where machine operator jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Georgia: 1.48%
--- North Dakota: 1.36%
--- Massachusetts: 1.36%
#38. Operations Administrator
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 153
- Top states where operations administrator jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Connecticut: 1.42%
--- Utah: 1.16%
--- Virginia: 1.15%
#37. Operations Manager
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 35
- Top states where operations manager jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- North Carolina: 2.48%
--- Washington, D.C.: 2.17%
--- Vermont: 1.77%
#36. Sustainability Specialist
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 82
- Top states where sustainability specialist jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Vermont: 2.97%
--- Mississippi: 2.42%
--- Washington, D.C.: 1.79%
#35. Sales Representative
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 275
- Top states where sales representative jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Washington, D.C.: 2.34%
--- Texas: 2.22%
--- North Carolina: 2.07%
#34. Crew Member
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 1170
- Top states where crew member jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Washington, D.C.: 1.54%
--- Connecticut: 1.45%
--- Rhode Island: 1.43%
#33. Geologist
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 22
- Top states where geologist jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Washington, D.C.: 18.91%
--- Alaska: 8.64%
--- North Dakota: 8.26%
#32. Technician
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 210
- Top states where technician jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Washington, D.C.: 3.50%
--- Idaho: 2.91%
--- Utah: 2.10%
#31. Development Manager
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 69
- Top states where development manager jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Virginia: 1.37%
--- Massachusetts: 1.36%
--- Rhode Island: 1.17%
#30. Client Services
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 38
- Top states where client services jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Connecticut: 2.38%
--- New Jersey: 2.34%
--- New York: 2.16%
#29. Communications Specialist
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 233
- Top states where communications specialist jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Delaware: 2.59%
--- Rhode Island: 2.48%
--- Washington, D.C.: 2.13%
#28. Human Resources Specialist
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 400
- Top states where human resources specialist jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Oregon: 1.96%
--- Washington, D.C.: 1.73%
--- Virginia: 1.68%
#27. Production Operator
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 404
- Top states where production operator jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Idaho: 17.86%
--- West Virginia: 5.98%
--- Wyoming: 5.59%
#26. Claims Specialist
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 292
- Top states where claims specialist jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- New Jersey: 3.79%
--- Washington, D.C.: 2.43%
--- Pennsylvania: 1.25%
#25. Mechanical Engineer
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 2085
- Top states where mechanical engineer jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Montana: 10.19%
--- Idaho: 9.29%
--- West Virginia: 7.64%
#24. Project Manager
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 380
- Top states where project manager jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Vermont: 4.63%
--- New York: 4.30%
--- Idaho: 4.16%
#23. Producer
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 489
- Top states where producer jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- West Virginia: 6.55%
--- Maine: 5.73%
--- Idaho: 4.97%
#22. Recruiter
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 313
- Top states where recruiter jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- California: 3.12%
--- Massachusetts: 2.88%
--- North Carolina: 2.65%
#21. Accountant
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 869
- Top states where accountant jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Kansas: 3.65%
--- Washington: 3.56%
--- West Virginia: 2.90%
#20. Clinical Research Associate
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 813
- Top states where clinical research associate jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Wyoming: 6.18%
--- Rhode Island: 3.84%
--- Delaware: 3.83%
#19. Legal
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 473
- Top states where legal jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Idaho: 4.09%
--- West Virginia: 3.63%
--- Rhode Island: 3.29%
#18. Delivery Manager
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 914
- Top states where delivery manager jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Massachusetts: 4.67%
--- Rhode Island: 4.40%
--- Washington, D.C.: 4.25%
#17. Logistics
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 483
- Top states where logistics jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Idaho: 13.69%
--- West Virginia: 8.20%
--- Maine: 5.94%
#16. IT Specialist
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 1394
- Top states where it specialist jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Virginia: 4.16%
--- Washington, D.C.: 3.50%
--- North Carolina: 2.62%
#15. Quality Assurance
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 809
- Top states where quality assurance jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Washington: 3.83%
--- Washington, D.C.: 3.35%
--- New Mexico: 3.12%
#14. Sales Associate
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 2006
- Top states where sales associate jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Washington, D.C.: 7.79%
--- New York: 5.03%
--- Massachusetts: 4.46%
#13. Designer
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 1543
- Top states where designer jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- West Virginia: 12.94%
--- Maine: 11.20%
--- Idaho: 10.15%
#12. IT Project Manager
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 978
- Top states where it project manager jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Washington, D.C.: 7.62%
--- Virginia: 5.74%
--- Delaware: 5.12%
#11. Investment Specialist
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 795
- Top states where investment specialist jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Virginia: 13.78%
--- Delaware: 10.88%
--- Iowa: 8.34%
#10. Marketing
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 1431
- Top states where marketing jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Washington: 6.22%
--- Washington, D.C.: 5.81%
--- Rhode Island: 5.33%
#9. Infrastructure Engineer
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 2876
- Top states where infrastructure engineer jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Rhode Island: 9.56%
--- Virginia: 9.34%
--- New Mexico: 9.33%
#8. Business Operations
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 496
- Top states where business operations jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Washington, D.C.: 10.34%
--- Rhode Island: 10.14%
--- Oregon: 9.58%
#7. Application Engineer
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 3023
- Top states where application engineer jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Idaho: 40.73%
--- Washington, D.C.: 12.73%
--- Washington: 10.96%
#6. QA Tester
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 1336
- Top states where qa tester jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- West Virginia: 10.64%
--- Washington, D.C.: 10.22%
--- Louisiana: 9.12%
#5. Solutions Specialist
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 772
- Top states where solutions specialist jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Washington, D.C.: 12.21%
--- Rhode Island: 10.39%
--- New Jersey: 9.56%
#4. Product Manager
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 2154
- Top states where product manager jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Washington: 10.92%
--- Louisiana: 9.50%
--- California: 9.12%
#3. Software Engineer
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 22538
- Top states where software engineer jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Washington: 19.51%
--- Washington, D.C.: 16.12%
--- Maryland: 16.02%
#2. Scientist
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 1712
- Top states where scientist jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Washington: 36.35%
--- Montana: 22.74%
--- California: 20.93%
#1. Data Analyst
- Total job postings mentioning AI: 8662
- Top states where data analyst jobs mentioning AI originate:
--- Washington: 40.07%
--- California: 32.87%
--- Virginia: 32.05%