A recent study by ZapCap found Cloud engineers top the charts with 32 million monthly Google searches for AI help, despite only 70 per cent of them using the stuff. Still, their AI usage score clocks in at a perfect 100, likely because they’re not short on educational crutches, with 27 AI courses ready to hold their hands.
Coming in hot like a Labrador on espresso are Software Engineers, who adopt AI tools at a 97 per cent rate. They’re only searching for AI a tenth as much as the Cloud folks, but they’re hoarding 53 courses as if it were the AI apocalypse.
Data Scientists round out the podium with a lukewarm embrace of AI — 76 per cent usage and only 403,000 searches. That’s less “mad scientist” and more “casually curious nerd.” Still, with 52 courses available, they can at least pretend they’re serious about it.
Then there’s Customer Support, which seems desperately curious about AI (with 29 million monthly searches), but has only two courses to fumble through.
The rest of the pack reads like a digital Darwin Awards list. Social Media Managers are surprisingly competent, with 82 per cent AI usage and a decent course buffet. Marketing professionals are just behind them, but their 700K searches suggest they’re still trying to determine if ChatGPT can write ad copy better than their unpaid intern.
Graphic Designers and Copywriters are being punished by educational platforms. Despite sky-high usage (over 80 per cent for both), they’re stuck with two pitiful courses.
Dragging its feet at the bottom is Cybersecurity — the folks we rely on to stop our data from leaking like a sieve. Only 64 per cent are using AI, and there is a 140,000 search volume. With just seven courses to pick from, it's no wonder they scored a feeble 41.
ZapCap’s spokesperson, Jessica Bui, said, The high search volume from Customer Support and the strong AI adoption among Copywriters show a transformative shift across industries. Professionals must master AI tools to remain relevant in a job market where technological proficiency is no longer optional but essential for career survival."
