Millennials and Gen Z are landing fast-growing, high-paying AI jobs, according to LinkedIn study

#MOTS Millennials and Gen Z are landing fast-growing, high-paying AI jobs: LinkedIn Skip Navigation Success Startups Side Hustles Power Players Leadership Money Earn Spend Save and Invest Become Debt-Free Work Land the Job Get Ahead Level Up Science of Success Life Pop Culture and Media Psychology and Relationships Health and Wellness Real Estate Video Most Popular CNBC TV Courses Menu SEARCH CNBC.COM Related Stories Work Don't just follow your passion—'successful and happy' people prioritize 2 things in their careers, says expert Work 'AI is now the leading reason companies give for cutting jobs,' says new report—what that means for workers Work Gen Z founder says this is the No. 1 human quality AI can't replace: It's 'always going to come from a person' Work Why new grads are booing commencement speakers: There's an 'ambient anxiety that AI is going to make things dramatically worse' Work 33-year-old landed a $165K tech job after sending this with her thank-you note: 'Nobody expected' it Work Millennials and Gen Z are landing fast-growing, high-paying AI jobs, according to LinkedIn study Published Tue, Aug 18 2026 10:50 AM EDT Sophie Caldwell Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email Pixdeluxe | E+ | Getty Images While young workers are struggling in the broader job market, they're thriving in a subset of AI jobs. In a study published Tuesday, LinkedIn identified the top 12 fast-growing AI jobs, based on an analysis of the platform's data, including the gender, education and age of those who were hired. The study defines AI jobs as "AI engineering and technology-building roles." "There is a big narrative in the labor market right now that it's very difficult to get a job if you're Gen Z," says Kory Kantenga, Head of Economics, Americas, at LinkedIn. That narrative isn't wrong: The unemployment rate was 7.2% for young workers ages 22 to 27 and 5.7% for recent college grads in the same age group in June, compared to 4.1% for all workers, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. İlgili: #MOTS Bu özet bilgilendirme amaçlıdır, yatırım tavsiyesi değildir. — hisseonlinebot