Since the AI driven chatbot ChatGPT was unveiled on Nov. 30, 2022, public interest in AI — an acronym for artificial intelligence — has skyrocketed in the United States. According to data provided by Google, web searches for “AI” surged five-fold from mid-November to late April. And the growing public curiosity, or concern, over the rapidly advancing technology is well justified.
A survey conducted by the Paris based market research and consulting firm Ipsos, found that only 35% of Americans agree that AI’s benefits will outweigh any drawbacks. Many of AI’s most outspoken critics warn that the technology could pose an existential threat to humanity. While such claims are widely contested, there is far greater consensus that AI poses a threat to the livelihood of millions of American workers. According to the consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, AI put nearly 4,000 Americans out of work in May 2023 alone. (Here is a look at the 20 jobs that are most vulnerable to automation and AI takeover.)
But, if history offers any lessons, even the most disruptive technological innovations also create new employment opportunities. In each of the 50 states, there are already hundreds, if not thousands of job postings seeking applicants with AI-related skills.
Using data from Stanford University’s Artificial Intelligence Index Report 2023, 24/7 Wall St. identified the states where AI is creating the most jobs. States are ranked by the number of jobs posted online for which applicants are required to have AI skills, as a share of all online job postings in 2022.
Across the 50 states, there were over 785,000 jobs posted last year that required some level of AI experience. Depending on the state, these jobs accounted for anywhere from 0.7% to 2.7% of all online job postings. (Here is a look at the cities that will add the most jobs by 2060, according to economists.)
According to the 2023 Artificial Intelligence Index Report, the three industries with the highest demand for workers versed in AI technology are information, professional, scientific, and technical services, and finance and insurance. Not surprisingly, most states with the highest share of AI job postings have a high concentration of employment in one or more of these industries. These states include California, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Washington.
Click here to see states where AI is creating the most jobs.
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50. Montana
> AI job postings in state: 0.72% of all jobs (833 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.9% of workers – 11th highest of 50 states (10,095 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 9.9% of workers – 16th lowest of 50 states (52,363 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 5.1% of workers – 7th lowest of 50 states (26,932 total)
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49. Kentucky
> AI job postings in state: 0.85% of all jobs (4,536 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.3% of workers – 13th lowest of 50 states (25,771 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 9.1% of workers – 11th lowest of 50 states (180,627 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 5.8% of workers – 16th lowest of 50 states (114,995 total)
48. Louisiana
> AI job postings in state: 0.87% of all jobs (4,806 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.2% of workers – 9th lowest of 50 states (24,464 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 9.7% of workers – 15th lowest of 50 states (190,771 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 5.2% of workers – 8th lowest of 50 states (102,550 total)
47. South Carolina
> AI job postings in state: 0.87% of all jobs (4,928 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.5% of workers – 22nd lowest of 50 states (34,881 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 11.4% of workers – 22nd highest of 50 states (265,765 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 6.2% of workers – 23rd lowest of 50 states (144,684 total)
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46. Alaska
> AI job postings in state: 0.88% of all jobs (970 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.8% of workers – 13th highest of 50 states (5,933 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 9.4% of workers – 12th lowest of 50 states (30,677 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 3.9% of workers – the lowest of 50 states (12,670 total)
45. Indiana
> AI job postings in state: 0.88% of all jobs (9,247 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.3% of workers – 10th lowest of 50 states (40,781 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 8.8% of workers – 8th lowest of 50 states (288,289 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 5.6% of workers – 12th lowest of 50 states (181,748 total)
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44. Wisconsin
> AI job postings in state: 0.90% of all jobs (8,879 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.5% of workers – 21st lowest of 50 states (44,009 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 9.0% of workers – 9th lowest of 50 states (269,609 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 6.3% of workers – 24th lowest of 50 states (187,056 total)
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43. West Virginia
> AI job postings in state: 0.99% of all jobs (887 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.5% of workers – 23rd lowest of 50 states (10,860 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 7.9% of workers – 5th lowest of 50 states (56,713 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 4.6% of workers – 3rd lowest of 50 states (33,280 total)
42. Florida
> AI job postings in state: 1.00% of all jobs (33,585 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.6% of workers – 23rd highest of 50 states (159,985 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 14.1% of workers – 8th highest of 50 states (1,404,283 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 8.3% of workers – 5th highest of 50 states (824,385 total)
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41. North Dakota
> AI job postings in state: 1.04% of all jobs (1,227 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.1% of workers – 2nd lowest of 50 states (4,321 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 6.9% of workers – 2nd lowest of 50 states (27,150 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 6.2% of workers – 22nd lowest of 50 states (24,414 total)
40. Oklahoma
> AI job postings in state: 1.07% of all jobs (5,719 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.8% of workers – 14th highest of 50 states (31,372 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 9.1% of workers – 10th lowest of 50 states (161,172 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 5.6% of workers – 13th lowest of 50 states (99,492 total)
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39. Ohio
> AI job postings in state: 1.07% of all jobs (19,208 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.3% of workers – 14th lowest of 50 states (74,746 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 9.9% of workers – 17th lowest of 50 states (556,947 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 6.9% of workers – 21st highest of 50 states (384,537 total)
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38. Tennessee
> AI job postings in state: 1.11% of all jobs (11,173 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.5% of workers – 24th lowest of 50 states (48,850 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 10.3% of workers – 22nd lowest of 50 states (332,083 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 6.1% of workers – 20th lowest of 50 states (198,380 total)
36. Nebraska
> AI job postings in state: 1.14% of all jobs (4,032 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.3% of workers – 15th lowest of 50 states (13,605 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 9.5% of workers – 4th lowest of 50 states (96,751 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 8.2% of workers – 6th highest of 50 states (83,447 total)
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37. Iowa
> AI job postings in state: 1.14% of all jobs (5,670 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.4% of workers – 16th lowest of 50 states (22,434 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 7.5% of workers – 13th lowest of 50 states (121,702 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 7.9% of workers – 8th highest of 50 states (126,918 total)
35. Mississippi
> AI job postings in state: 1.15% of all jobs (2,548 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.1% of workers – the lowest of 50 states (13,092 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 7.1% of workers – 3rd lowest of 50 states (87,237 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 4.9% of workers – 6th lowest of 50 states (60,493 total)
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34. Missouri
> AI job postings in state: 1.15% of all jobs (10,990 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.5% of workers – 20th lowest of 50 states (42,705 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 10.2% of workers – 21st lowest of 50 states (300,957 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 7.2% of workers – 16th highest of 50 states (211,850 total)
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33. Wyoming
> AI job postings in state: 1.18% of all jobs (769 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.6% of workers – 21st highest of 50 states (4,641 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 7.9% of workers – 6th lowest of 50 states (22,679 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 4.0% of workers – 2nd lowest of 50 states (11,541 total)
32. New Hampshire
> AI job postings in state: 1.20% of all jobs (2,719 total)
> Information industry employment: 2.1% of workers – 7th highest of 50 states (15,383 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 12.3% of workers – 18th highest of 50 states (91,821 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 6.4% of workers – 25th lowest of 50 states (47,570 total)
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31. Minnesota
> AI job postings in state: 1.22% of all jobs (11,808 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.3% of workers – 11th lowest of 50 states (37,081 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 10.4% of workers – 24th lowest of 50 states (308,706 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 7.2% of workers – 17th highest of 50 states (213,145 total)
30. Nevada
> AI job postings in state: 1.23% of all jobs (6,813 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.6% of workers – 19th highest of 50 states (23,244 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 11.7% of workers – 21st highest of 50 states (166,016 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 6.6% of workers – 24th highest of 50 states (94,142 total)
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29. Pennsylvania
> AI job postings in state: 1.30% of all jobs (20,397 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.6% of workers – 20th highest of 50 states (100,066 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 11.0% of workers – 24th highest of 50 states (681,661 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 6.7% of workers – 22nd highest of 50 states (412,499 total)
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28. Alabama
> AI job postings in state: 1.31% of all jobs (7,866 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.2% of workers – 5th lowest of 50 states (26,097 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 10.1% of workers – 19th lowest of 50 states (222,287 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 5.7% of workers – 14th lowest of 50 states (124,330 total)
27. Vermont
> AI job postings in state: 1.34% of all jobs (1,571 total)
> Information industry employment: 2.0% of workers – 8th highest of 50 states (6,668 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 9.6% of workers – 14th lowest of 50 states (31,848 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 4.9% of workers – 5th lowest of 50 states (16,367 total)
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26. New Mexico
> AI job postings in state: 1.36% of all jobs (3,357 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.2% of workers – 8th lowest of 50 states (10,809 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 13.5% of workers – 10th highest of 50 states (118,736 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 4.7% of workers – 4th lowest of 50 states (41,529 total)
25. Arizona
> AI job postings in state: 1.40% of all jobs (19,514 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.6% of workers – 25th highest of 50 states (51,676 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 12.5% of workers – 15th highest of 50 states (414,391 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 8.8% of workers – 4th highest of 50 states (290,133 total)
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24. Kansas
> AI job postings in state: 1.43% of all jobs (7,683 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.6% of workers – 18th highest of 50 states (23,538 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 10.2% of workers – 20th lowest of 50 states (146,107 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 6.6% of workers – 23rd highest of 50 states (95,078 total)
23. Oregon
> AI job postings in state: 1.43% of all jobs (10,811 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.2% of workers – 6th lowest of 50 states (24,466 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 12.4% of workers – 16th highest of 50 states (248,458 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 5.3% of workers – 9th lowest of 50 states (107,198 total)
22. North Carolina
> AI job postings in state: 1.44% of all jobs (23,854 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.5% of workers – 25th lowest of 50 states (75,086 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 12.0% of workers – 19th highest of 50 states (585,623 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 7.3% of workers – 15th highest of 50 states (354,673 total)
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21. Hawaii
> AI job postings in state: 1.46% of all jobs (2,550 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.3% of workers – 12th lowest of 50 states (8,001 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 10.7% of workers – 25th highest of 50 states (68,294 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 7.0% of workers – 20th highest of 50 states (44,494 total)
20. Colorado
> AI job postings in state: 1.46% of all jobs (20,421 total)
> Information industry employment: 2.5% of workers – 5th highest of 50 states (74,000 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 15.1% of workers – 4th highest of 50 states (453,518 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 7.5% of workers – 14th highest of 50 states (224,524 total)
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19. Texas
> AI job postings in state: 1.52% of all jobs (66,624 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.6% of workers – 24th highest of 50 states (217,088 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 12.5% of workers – 14th highest of 50 states (1,730,616 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 7.1% of workers – 19th highest of 50 states (978,598 total)
18. Utah
> AI job postings in state: 1.54% of all jobs (6,885 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.8% of workers – 15th highest of 50 states (29,060 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 12.8% of workers – 12th highest of 50 states (211,569 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 7.5% of workers – 13th highest of 50 states (124,403 total)
17. Illinois
> AI job postings in state: 1.63% of all jobs (31,569 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.7% of workers – 17th highest of 50 states (101,744 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 12.8% of workers – 13th highest of 50 states (777,295 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 7.6% of workers – 10th highest of 50 states (460,378 total)
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16. Maine
> AI job postings in state: 1.64% of all jobs (2,227 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.6% of workers – 22nd highest of 50 states (10,853 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 10.6% of workers – 25th lowest of 50 states (71,053 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 7.1% of workers – 18th highest of 50 states (47,710 total)
15. Georgia
> AI job postings in state: 1.64% of all jobs (26,620 total)
> Information industry employment: 2.1% of workers – 6th highest of 50 states (104,985 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 13.6% of workers – 9th highest of 50 states (685,537 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 6.0% of workers – 19th lowest of 50 states (303,357 total)
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14. Connecticut
> AI job postings in state: 1.66% of all jobs (8,960 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.9% of workers – 10th highest of 50 states (34,952 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 11.8% of workers – 20th highest of 50 states (214,586 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 9.0% of workers – 2nd highest of 50 states (163,071 total)
13. Michigan
> AI job postings in state: 1.77% of all jobs (25,366 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.2% of workers – 3rd lowest of 50 states (53,987 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 10.1% of workers – 18th lowest of 50 states (465,725 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 6.2% of workers – 21st lowest of 50 states (284,642 total)
12. South Dakota
> AI job postings in state: 1.83% of all jobs (2,195 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.4% of workers – 18th lowest of 50 states (6,386 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 6.6% of workers – the lowest of 50 states (29,841 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 7.6% of workers – 11th highest of 50 states (34,029 total)
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11. Rhode Island
> AI job postings in state: 1.84% of all jobs (2,965 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.4% of workers – 19th lowest of 50 states (7,787 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 11.4% of workers – 23rd highest of 50 states (62,065 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 7.7% of workers – 9th highest of 50 states (42,166 total)
10. Idaho
> AI job postings in state: 1.89% of all jobs (6,109 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.4% of workers – 17th lowest of 50 states (12,688 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 10.4% of workers – 23rd lowest of 50 states (93,422 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 5.7% of workers – 15th lowest of 50 states (51,679 total)
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9. Maryland
> AI job postings in state: 1.96% of all jobs (16,769 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.7% of workers – 16th highest of 50 states (53,637 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 16.5% of workers – 2nd highest of 50 states (506,392 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 6.0% of workers – 18th lowest of 50 states (184,961 total)
8. Arkansas
> AI job postings in state: 2.03% of all jobs (7,247 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.2% of workers – 7th lowest of 50 states (16,250 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 7.9% of workers – 7th lowest of 50 states (104,934 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 5.4% of workers – 11th lowest of 50 states (71,059 total)
7. New Jersey
> AI job postings in state: 2.04% of all jobs (23,447 total)
> Information industry employment: 2.7% of workers – 3rd highest of 50 states (121,899 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 14.2% of workers – 7th highest of 50 states (640,634 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 8.9% of workers – 3rd highest of 50 states (401,342 total)
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6. New York
> AI job postings in state: 2.07% of all jobs (43,899 total)
> Information industry employment: 2.8% of workers – 2nd highest of 50 states (257,893 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 13.1% of workers – 11th highest of 50 states (1,204,536 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 8.2% of workers – 7th highest of 50 states (752,336 total)
5. California
> AI job postings in state: 2.21% of all jobs (142,154 total)
> Information industry employment: 2.9% of workers – the highest of 50 states (531,079 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 14.3% of workers – 6th highest of 50 states (2,600,262 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 5.8% of workers – 17th lowest of 50 states (1,054,129 total)
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4. Massachusetts
> AI job postings in state: 2.26% of all jobs (34,603 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.9% of workers – 9th highest of 50 states (69,756 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 15.9% of workers – 3rd highest of 50 states (573,994 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 7.6% of workers – 12th highest of 50 states (272,379 total)
3. Virginia
> AI job postings in state: 2.42% of all jobs (34,221 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.8% of workers – 12th highest of 50 states (76,466 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 17.0% of workers – the highest of 50 states (714,298 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 6.4% of workers – 25th highest of 50 states (269,753 total)
2. Washington
> AI job postings in state: 2.48% of all jobs (31,284 total)
> Information industry employment: 2.6% of workers – 4th highest of 50 states (95,831 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 14.5% of workers – 5th highest of 50 states (537,826 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 5.3% of workers – 10th lowest of 50 states (197,593 total)
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1. Delaware
> AI job postings in state: 2.66% of all jobs (3,503 total)
> Information industry employment: 1.2% of workers – 4th lowest of 50 states (5,458 total)
> Professional, scientific, and technical services industry employment: 12.4% of workers – 17th highest of 50 states (57,002 total)
> Finance and insurance industry employment: 9.7% of workers – the highest of 50 states (44,755 total)
Methodology
To identify the states where AI is creating the most jobs, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data from the Artificial Intelligence Index Report 2023 from Stanford University. States are ranked by the number of jobs posted online for which applicants are required to have AI skills, as a share of all online job postings in 2022.
We also reviewed supplemental data on total employment by industry using data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey. Specifically, we reviewed the share of the employed civilian population, age 16 and over, who work in the information industry, the professional, scientific, and technical services industry, and the finance and insurance industry. Nationwide, these three industries have the highest demand for workers with AI skills, according to the 2023 AI Intelligence Index Report.
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