Want an AI-proof job? New research says you may be safer at companies embracing the technology

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Set us as preferred While AI is often cited as one of the reasons for mass layoffs, particularly in the tech sector, for fast-growing companies it also seems to be creating new jobs in many companies, according to a study published Tuesday from financial services company Ramp and employment database Revelio Labs.“Our early result is that it looks like firms are starting to look for more entry-level hires, likely people who are more AI native,” said Ara Kharazian, the lead economist at Ramp, a financial services company that found a rise in early-career hiring by companies in the period they started spending heavily on AI.The study tracked AI spending and the workforce records of nearly 22,000 U.S.companies between January 2021 and February 2026.It found that firms that spent more on AI ended up increasing their workforce headcount by an average of 10% over the two years after rolling out the technology.

Companies that made the largest AI investment expanded entry-level job hiring by 12%.World & Nation The rise of artificial intelligence is prompting college students to second-guess their career paths“If you are a job seeker, or you are graduating from college, and you’re choosing between two different firms that are otherwise similar, I would choose the one that’s using AI,” Kharazian said.

“Our paper shows that that firm is going to grow faster.”The early and intense AI adopters spent more than $100 per month per employee on AI and had their employees using advanced AI, such as coding subscriptions, as opposed to simple ChatGPT subscriptions.The low-intensity, casual AI adopters didn’t see any hiring gains and reduced headcount.The Ramp study showed a positive effect on employment from AI because it focused on firms adopting AI, many of them fast-growing, venture-backed companies hiring AI-native jun...