The ability to use AI isn’t just important when it comes to applying tech roles. Per recent data, the skill appears on job listings across industries. And when it comes to a number of fields, the resume attribute is now a more sought-after one outside of tech than within it.
According to new research from Indeed’s Hiring Lab, the number of job listings with “AI” in the title has multiplied in a few short years. From 2022 to 2026, job postings with titles mentioning AI went from 264 (just 2.6% of all titles with at least 5 postings) to 822 (or 8.3% of all titles) after a noticeable dip in 2023. That’s an increase of more than one-third in just four years.
Additionally, while AI was previously mostly featured as a necessary skill on job postings for software and data roles, it’s now being seen more widely on job listings in fields like sales, HR, legal services, customer support, and even administrative assistance, the report explains.
AI remains ever-important in tech roles, but according to the new data, it may be even more important in other industries. In five of the six countries examined in the research, more than half of all AI-related job titles were outside tech occupations in 2026.
“The US leads in non-tech share at 63%, consistent with its position as an early adopter, while Europe is close behind,” the report explains.
“In Germany, 59% of AI-touched titles are outside tech; in the Netherlands, it’s 58%; and in France and the UK, 54%,” the report continued. “Spain is the exception: 64% of AI-touched job titles remain tech roles, reflecting a market where AI-related hiring is still concentrated in software and other tech job categories.”
It’s not just that employers are adding brand new roles that rely heavily on AI. They’re adding the skill to jobs that have existed for decades—a sign that the technology isn’t just taking away jobs or adding new ones, but altering the way jobs across industries are done.
Some examples the report pointed to were a posting for a “Physical Therapist (AI Documentation)” and a “Real Estate Agent – AI Lead System Included.”
Of course, the addition of AI to job titles is not the only way the technology is reshaping jobs. It’s changing career ladders, as once-important skills for new hires are now being performed by AI.
Similarly, entry level roles are drying up, and more college graduates and white-collar workers are relying on blue collar jobs to make ends meet. Because while it’s clear that AI might be more important than ever across industries, that doesn’t mean that workers have caught up with the AI craze.