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Market Intelligence

Corporate labor market data, AI disruption metrics, and salary benchmarks

Market Pulse

Unemployment Rate

US
4.4%▲

+0.3pp YoY

JOLTS Openings

US
6.9M▼

-1.2M YoY

Salary Increase

US
3.5%▲

+0.4pp YoY

Quits Rate

US
2.0%▼

-0.3pp YoY

AI Job Growth

Global
+25%▲

vs +18% prior yr

Labor Participation

US
62.4%▼

-0.2pp YoY

DE Unfilled Jobs

EU
1.6M▲

IT, healthcare, eng.

Talent Mobility

Global
2.6M▼

first decline since 2020

Hottest Jobs — Fastest Growing

1AI / ML Engineer
+143%$185K▾
2Data Engineer
+72%$155K▾
3Nurse Practitioner
+46%$126K
4Information Security Analyst
+43%$120K
5Data Scientist
+36%$158K▾
6Cloud Architect
+34%$175K▾
7DevOps Engineer
+32%$148K▾
8Physician Assistant
+28%$130K
9Product Manager
+25%$160K
10Wind / Solar Technician
+24%$58K
11UX Researcher
+22%$125K
12Quantitative Analyst
+20%$195K
13Biomedical Engineer
+18%$100K
14Solutions Architect
+16%$145K
15Sustainability Manager
+15%$105K

Coldest Jobs — Highest AI Risk

1Data Entry Keyer
95%-32%$37K
2Telemarketer
93%-28%$31K
3Bookkeeper
91%-25%$47K
4Mail Clerk / Sorter
89%-23%$34K
5Assembly Line Worker
87%-20%$36K
6Cashier
85%-18%$30K
7Loan Officer
82%-15%$66K
8Paralegal
78%-12%$60K
9Print Worker
76%-14%$38K
10Fast Food Cook
73%-10%$28K
11File Clerk
70%-17%$36K
12Tax Preparer
68%-9%$48K

Global Talent Flows

TechAIHealthcare
India → United States125K/yr
India → Germany35K/yr
India → United Kingdom40K/yr
Eastern Europe → Western Europe80K/yr
Europe → United States26K/yr
China → United States45K/yr
United Kingdom → United States18K/yr
India → Singapore22K/yr

India: 4.3M software engineers (+11.2%/yr)

Projected to surpass US (4.7M, +5.6%/yr) by 2027

Global Corporate Pay Index

1USUnited States
100$65/hr
2CHSwitzerland
95$55/hr
3AUAustralia
82$48/hr
4SGSingapore
80$45/hr
5DEGermany
75$36/hr
6GBUnited Kingdom
73$41/hr
7CACanada
72$40/hr
8NLNetherlands
71$38/hr
9IEIreland
70$37/hr
10ILIsrael
68$35/hr
11AEUAE
67$34/hr
12SESweden
65$33/hr
13JPJapan
60$30/hr
14FRFrance
58$32/hr
15KRSouth Korea
55$28/hr
16ITItaly
48$24/hr
17ESSpain
45$22/hr
18CNChina
40$18/hr
19BRBrazil
28$15/hr
20INIndia
18$13/hr

Index relative to US = 100. Hourly rate = mid-level professional/tech (USD).

Industry Growth — CAGR Rankings

1AI / Machine Learning
37.3%
2Space Economy
33.6%
3Healthcare Tech
31.7%
4Cybersecurity
28.6%
5Electric Vehicles
24.3%
6Biotechnology
22.8%
7Cloud Computing
21.2%
8Fintech
19.8%
9Clean Energy
17.5%
10EdTech
14.2%
11Gaming / Esports
12.9%
12Logistics Tech
10.4%

Salary Benchmarks by Field

US market — annual (hourly)

Technology

Software Engineer
$135K ($65/hr)
ML Engineer
$175K ($84/hr)
DevOps Engineer
$145K ($70/hr)

Finance

IB Analyst
$110K ($53/hr)
Quant Analyst
$195K ($94/hr)
Financial Analyst
$85K ($41/hr)

Healthcare

Nurse Practitioner
$126K ($61/hr)
Physician Assistant
$130K ($63/hr)
Pharmacist
$132K ($63/hr)
Specialist MD
$350K ($168/hr)

Consulting

Consultant
$105K ($50/hr)
Senior Consultant
$145K ($70/hr)
Partner
$500K ($240/hr)

Legal

Associate Attorney
$165K ($79/hr)
In-House Counsel
$195K ($94/hr)
Law Partner
$450K ($216/hr)

Skills in Demand

Generative AI / LLMs▲411%
Python▲18%
Cloud-Native / K8s▲24%
Cybersecurity▲32%
Data Analytics▲15%
Leadership▲8%
Product Management▲12%
SQL / Databases▲6%
DevOps / CI-CD▲20%
Communication▲5%
Agile / Scrum▲9%
Healthcare Operations▲14%
TypeScript▲22%
Financial Modeling▲7%
UX / UI Design▲10%
Sustainability / ESG▲28%
TechBusinessSoftDomain

AI Impact Tracker

85M

Jobs Displaced by AI

by 2030 (WEF)

97M

New AI-Era Jobs

net +12M (WEF)

44%

Workers Need Reskilling

within 5 years

72%

Companies Using AI

up from 55% in 2023

+40%

Productivity Gain

for AI-augmented workers

$1.8T

AI Market Size

projected 2030

AI Skills Wage Premium

Software Engineer+48%
w/o AI
$125K
w/ AI
$185K
Data Analyst+53%
w/o AI
$75K
w/ AI
$115K
Marketing Manager+37%
w/o AI
$95K
w/ AI
$130K
Financial Analyst+41%
w/o AI
$85K
w/ AI
$120K
Product Manager+30%
w/o AI
$135K
w/ AI
$175K

Career Ladder

US tech sector

Entry-Level0-2yr
~25$55K
Mid-Level2-5yr
~40$85K
Senior5-10yr
~55$130K
Lead / Staff8-15yr
~68$195K
Director10-18yr
~75$235K
VP15-25yr
~82$340K
C-Suite20-35yr
~90$600K
All figures are estimates informed by publicly available data (2024–2025) and do not constitute financial or career advice.