The cities adopting AI faster than they can staff it

AI adoption, AI talent and pay across the 25 largest US metros. Capacity gap = adoption versus the local supply of AI specialists (the 10 occupations most involved in AI work). A higher number means a metro is adopting faster than it can staff it.

AI talent = the 10 occupations most aligned to AI work (data scientists, AI research scientists, operations research analysts, database architects and administrators, systems analysts, information security analysts, network architects, programmers and IT managers) per 1,000 jobs, from US Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2024. AI adoption from the US Census Bureau Business Trends & Outlook Survey.
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