What do employers really want? For job seekers trying to get hired and fill one of 8.1 million job openings in the U.S. right now, it can often be difficult to gauge. The demand to learn new AI skills has dominated the labor market discourse over the past year, but human-centric skills may be just as important when it comes to landing a new role, according to a new survey.
Certainly specialized AI skills remain in high demand, according to a new report from Upwork, an employment marketplace. The data is based on freelancer earnings in the United States from January 1 to October 31, 2024, within Upwork’s database.
