Australia’s artificial intelligence (AI) workforce has grown remarkably in recent years, from around 800 workers in 2014 to over 33,000 in 2023. This report investigates whether this growth trajectory can continue to meet the high demand expected by 2030.

The Technology Council of Australia forecasts that AI has the potential to create up to 200,000 jobs in Australia by 2030, which will need to be met through a combination of entry-level training, upskilling of existing workers and mid-career retraining.

These jobs include tech jobs and non-tech jobs that are directly related to building and scaling AI systems. This breadth of jobs reflects the reality of successfully building and scaling new technologies. While tech roles in engineering and product management are essential to building new technology products and systems, we also need people in areas like human resources, sales and legal/governance to successfully scale and manage these products and systems.

Meeting this jobs opportunity would enable greater development and adoption of AI in Australia and billions of dollars in additional economic benefits.