Workers with AI skills may witness up to 54pc salary hikes: AWS Research
India with AI skills and knowledge may see salary hikes of more than 54 per cent with those in IT and research and development enjoying the highest pay increases, according to a report by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Around 99 per cent of employers envision their companies becoming AI-driven organisations by 2028, the report commissioned by Amazon subsidiary AWS stated.
«While most employers (97 per cent) believe their finance department will be the biggest beneficiary, they also foresee IT (96 per cent), research and development (96 per cent), sales and marketing (96per cent), business operations (95 per cent), human resources (94 per cent), and legal (92 per cent) departments driving significant value from AI too,» it said.
Around 98 per cent of surveyed employers and workers expect to use generative AI tools on the job within the next five years, with 73 per cent of employers highlighting 'increasing innovation and creativity' as the top benefit.
The report — Accelerating AI Skills: Preparing the Asia-Pacific Workforce for Jobs of the Future — surveyed over 1,600 workers and 500 employers in India.
«At AWS, we are helping organisations such as Wipro, L&T Technology Services, Iris Software, and others, to upskill their employees to be ready for a future powered by generative AI,» said Amit Mehta, Head of AWS Training and Certification, AWS India.
The research also revealed the skill gap in AI, stating that hiring AI-skilled talent is a priority
