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CompTIA reports over 275,000 U.S. postings mentioning AI skills, including dedicated AI roles and broader jobs requiring AI fluency; this qualifies the broader one-million-position estimate. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Key employment metrics, market insights and the impact of AI revealed in CompTIA State of Tech Workforce 2026 report · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:4cbd678fc27f4b1abec5ae2ed14c4f0832aceef2719b28039896919775fb0aa4

In January 2026, more than 275,000 active job postings referenced a need for some level of AI skills. This included dedicated AI positions ... and jobs that required AI fluency and the ability to utilize and optimize AI tools.