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    Where are the AI jobs in India? These 5 sectors are hiring

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    But AI technology will also create new jobs. The various uses it can be put to make it essential for several sectors. And those sectors are looking to hire AI professionals. Five sectors in India, in particular, want to hire AI professionals at various levels, says a recent study by Teamlease Digital which explains what kind of AI professionals are in demand in these sectors and where these sectors want to deploy AI technology.

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    You must have heard AI artificial intelligence (AI) technology will snatch your job. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company that created the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT. has said as much, Recently, a user asked ChatGPT what jobs it thought it could take over. The chatbot promptly responded with a list of 20 jobs that it could potentially replace. It also explained why it would be a better candidate for those jobs.

    But AI technology will also create new jobs. The various uses it can be put to make it essential for several sectors. And those sectors are looking to hire AI professionals. Five sectors in India, in particular, want to hire AI professionals at various levels, says a recent study by Teamlease Digital which explains what kind of AI professionals are in demand in these sectors and where these sectors want to deploy AI technology.

    1. Healthcare
    AI in the Indian healthcare industry is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 50.9%. AI expenditure in India is expected to reach $11.78 bn by 2025 and is expected to add $1 tn to India’s economy by 2035.

    Key AI job roles in healthcare
    • Clinical Data Analyst
    • Medical Imaging Specialist
    • Health Informatics Analyst
    • Clinical Decision Support
    • Specialist
    • Telemedicine Specialist
    • Healthcare Robotics Engineer

    AI application in heath
    • Virtual health assistants
    • Telemedicine
    • Automation of redundant healthcare tasks
    • Customer service chatbots
    • Management of medical records
    • Robot-assisted surgery
    • Reduction of dosage errors
    • Accurate cancer diagnosis
    • Early diagnosis of fatal blood diseases
    • Treatment of rare diseases
    • Targeted treatment
    • Automated image diagnosis
    • Clinical trial participation
    • Development of new medicines
    2. Education
    AI in education market size is at an estimated revenue of $ 2.1 bn in 2022. During 2022–2030, the growth rate of AI in the education market will be around 36.6%.

    Key AI job roles in education
    • Edtech Product Manager
    • AI Learning Architect
    • AI Curriculum Developer
    • Educational Data Scientist
    • Chatbot Developer
    • Educational Researcher
    • Instructional Designer
    • Learning Experience Designer
    AI application in education
    • Personalized learning
    • Smart content creation
    • Task automation
    • Universal access
    • Virtual learning environment
    • Secure and decentralized learning system
    • Grading software
    • Admin tasks

    3. BFSI
    India is one of the rapidly growing markets for banking and financial services (BFSI) globally. The sector is undergoing a huge digital transformation with a consumer base of 600 mn tech-savvy users along with favorable policies by the government. AI has a potential to add a revenue of $60 bn to the BFSI sector by the year 2026 by offering targeted services and redefining user experience.

    The BFSI sector has a market share of AI services at 9.6% approximately 65.2 mn.

    Key AI job roles in BFSI
    • Chatbot Developer
    • Fraud Analyst
    • Credit Risk Analyst
    • Investment Analyst
    • Compliance Specialist
    • Customer Experience Analyst

    AI application in BFSI
    • AI chatbots
    • Data collection
    • Data analysis
    • Portfolio management
    • Risk management
    • Cybersecurity and fraud detection
    • Regulatory compliance
    • Tracking of market trends
    • Predictive analytics
    • Process automation
    4. Manufacturing
    Breakthrough technology will achieve 25% sectoral contribution to the Indian economy, pegged at $1tn by 2025. Manufacturing has the potential to increase AI spend from 5% (percentage of digital tech spend) to at least 10%. As much as 78% of manufacturers in India have defined AI strategies.

    Key AI job roles in manufacturing
    • Industrial Data Scientist
    • QC Analyst
    • Process Automation Specialist
    • Predictive Maintenance Engineer
    • Robotics Engineer
    • Supply Chain Optimization
    • Specialist
    • Inventory Management Analyst
    AI application in manufacturing
    • Manufacturing process auto
    • mation
    • Logistics
    • Predictive maintenance
    • Product development and design
    • Quality assurance
    • Supply chain management
    • Supply chain forecasting
    • Inventory management
    • Forecasting product demand
    • Anomaly detection
    5. Retail
    India is one of the Top 5 retail markets, to grow to $1.4 tn by 2024. 3X growth is expected to bring mass-scale data and AI-led disruption. CX, operational efficiency and revenue growth are top priority areas.

    Key AI job roles in retail
    • Retail Data Analyst
    • IT
    • Process Modeler
    • Digital Imaging Leader
    • Customer Experience Leader
    • Deep Learning Consultant
    AI application in retail
    • Real-time pricing optimization
    • Personalized recommendations
    • Demand prediction
    • Supply chain optimization
    • Inventory management
    • Sales forecasting
    • Fraud detection
    • Customer retention
    • Intelligent automation
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