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Artificial intelligence, information technology, and employment, 2024–34

July 16, 2026

Increasing use of information technology (IT), including artificial intelligence (AI), will boost demand for workers in some occupations over the 2024–34 decade, while other occupations may see their numbers decrease. Adoption of AI technologies, including generative AI tools, is expected to fuel strong job growth among computer and mathematical occupations in coming years. Employment of data scientists is projected to increase 33.5 percent between 2024 and 2034.

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Employment in selected artificial intelligence- and information technology-related occupations, projected change, 2024–2034
Occupation	Percent change in employment	Change in employment
Data scientists	33.5	82,500
Information security analysts	28.5	52,100
Actuaries	21.8	7,300
Operations research analysts	21.5	24,100
Computer and information research scientists	19.7	7,900
Software developers	15.8	267,700
Medical records specialists	7.1	13,800
Sales engineers	5.5	3,100
Medical secretaries and administrative assistants	4.2	35,300
Total employment, all occupations	3.1	5,211,800
Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants	-1.6	-7,900
Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive	-1.6	-30,800
Medical transcriptionists	-4.9	-2,200
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	-5.1	-18,200
Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys	-5.5	-1,300
Customer service representatives	-5.5	-153,700
Legal secretaries and administrative assistants	-5.8	-9,000
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks	-6.2	-700
Procurement clerks	-8.7	-5,400
Note: Employment includes wage and salary employment in all industries and self-employment. Total employment includes occupations not shown separately.

Information security analysts, actuaries, operations research analysts, and computer and information research scientists are projected to see job growth of at least 19.0 percent between 2024 and 2034. The number of software developers is projected to grow by 15.8 percent over this period, though this represents an increase of over 267,000 jobs, the largest increase in the number of jobs among these occupations.

Conversely, the growing adoption of AI technology and resulting productivity gains are expected to dampen labor demand in a variety of fields. As the integration of AI technologies into workflows expands, various types of office and administrative support workers are expected to see additional efficiency gains. As a result, demand is expected to be limited for occupations such as procurement clerks; credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks; legal secretaries and administrative assistants; and customer service representatives. Employment of these occupations is projected to decline over the 2024–34 decade.

These data are from the Employment Projections program. For more information, see "Industry and occupational employment projections overview and highlights, 2024–34" in the Monthly Labor Review. See the Occupational Outlook Handbook to learn more what workers do, where they work, how much they earn, and more in these and other occupations.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Artificial intelligence, information technology, and employment, 2024–34 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/artificial-intelligence-information-technology-and-employment-2024-34.htm (visited July 16, 2026).

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