Amid an uncertain job market, some workers are looking to get a leg up by learning AI skills, and educational institutions are rushing to fill the gap. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows jobs that are expected to be impacted by AI are already seeing losses. Meanwhile, employers are increasingly including AI skills in their job postings, and the job market, which seemed to be rebounding in the spring, is currently in a slump.
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Whether held at traditional colleges or for-profit learning centers, these offerings have increased exponentially in recent years. According to a spring job outlook report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the rate that AI skills are being included in job descriptions for entry-level positions is increasing, and fast: from 10.5% in the fall of 2025 to 16.5% in spring 2026. And of the employers that responded to the NACE survey, more than a third said entry-level positions require AI skills, which was almost triple the amount compared to fall 2025 survey responses.
Meanwhile, trends are starting to become visible when it comes to industries thought to be vulnerable to job losses due to AI. In 2024, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) outlined a group of jobs that were thought to be exposed to AI, and a Bloomberg analysis of BLS data from May 2024 to May 2025 found those occupations saw a 0.2% drop in employment. For those hoping to upskill, there's been a rapid increase in offerings.
According to data from workforce database Revelio Labs, AI-related certifications made up between 1% to 2% of all professional certifications between 2018 and 2023. However, within months of the launch of ChatGPT, the numbers began to climb, Revelio says, tripling by 2024. "By 2026, it had reached nearly 30% of all certifications: a 20x increase from pre-ChatGPT levels," the Revelio report says.
Read More: Vanguard reveals what's coming for U.S. stocks — and it could be bad news for this group of investors A report from Bloomberg likened the explosion in AI training to the "early 2010s coding boot camp boom." "With traditional universities moving at a glacial pace to set up computer science departments, credential programs stepped in. 'Learn to code' became the panacea for widespread unemployment following the 2007-09 recession, and students rushed to fill seats," the report says. So, how can you decide what kind of AI training could actually be helpful for your career? It's an important question, as the type of training you choose could impact whether you see benefits such as wage premiums, according to a Brookings Institution report on non-degree credentials (NDCs).
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