Openings for AI jobs have already increased by 44% in 2020. Here are the 6 fastest-growing jobs in the space.

• Job site ZipRecruiter released a new report on the AI jobs set to grow in the 2020s.
• Robotic surgery physician assistant jobs — which require AI skills — have already increased by 385% between 2018 and 2019.
• Overall, job postings related to AI or machine learning increased by 44% over 2018 and 2019.
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Artificial intelligence has the potential to replace a lot of jobs — but it's already making plenty of new ones, too.

A new report from the job site ZipRecruiter finds that over the course of 2018 and 2019, job postings related to AI or machine learning increased by 44%. Postings requiring deep learning skills grew by 151%, and postings for candidates with robotic design skills were up by a whopping 176% over the same period. 

Examples of growing job titles include AI software developer, AI data scientist, and AI robotics engineer.

The report laid out for AI jobseekers a specific set of jobs that will grow exponentially in coming years — some by as much as 385%.

These are the 6 fastest-growing jobs for those seeking a career in AI:

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1. Robotic surgery physician assistants jobs increased by 385% between 2018 and 2019.

Job description on O*NET: N/A

Average annual wage on ZipRecruiter: $61,162 annually 

Read more: 5G is being used to perform remote surgery from thousands of miles away, and it could transform the healthcare industry 

2. Chatbot developer jobs increased by 330% between 2018 and 2019.

Job description on O*NET: N/A

Average annual wage on the ZipRecruiter: $106,577 annually  

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3. Artificial intelligence engineering jobs increased by 170% between 2018 and 2019

Job description on O*NET: N/A

Average annual wage on the ZipRecruiter: $164,769 annually 

Read more: AI is coming for white-collar tech jobs. Here's what that will mean for your pricey STEM degree.

4. Robotics engineering jobs increased by 128% between 2018 and 2019.

Job description on O*NET: Build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems.

Average annual wage on the BLS: $57,790 annually

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5. Autonomous vehicle safety driving and training jobs increased by 109% between 2018 and 2019.

Job description on O*NET: N/A

Average annual wage on the ZipRecruiter: $75,141 annually

Read more: DeepMind is teaching Google's self-driving cars to get smarter and spot pedestrians better

6. Digital marketing specialist jobs increased by 42% between 2018 and 2019.

Job description on O*NET: Employ search marketing tactics to increase visibility and engagement with content, products, or services in Internet-enabled devices or interfaces. Examine search query behaviors on general or specialty search engines or other Internet-based content. Analyze research, data, or technology to understand user intent and measure outcomes for ongoing optimization.

Average annual wage on the BLS: $70,960

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