Autodesk launches 2025 AI Jobs Report: Demand for AI skills in Design and Make jobs surge
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Published on 06/26/2025 at 13:16
Autodesk today released its first AI Jobs Report, offering a detailed look at how artificial intelligence is reshaping the workforce across Design and Make industries-including architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, media, and entertainment. The findings show that AI-driven job growth remains strong in 2025, with emerging roles, new skill demands, and regional shifts redefining what it means to be ready for the future of work.
Autodesk's AI Jobs Report makes one thing clear: the future of work isn't waiting. It's here and moving quickly. The winners in this AI-driven economy will be the ones who can merge tech fluency with human creativity, ethics, and leadership.
Conducted in partnership with research firm GlobalData, the report analyzed nearly 3 million job listings across a two-year period and identified four major workforce trends:
Companies hiring for AI roles are looking for more than technical expertise-they're seeking talent that can bring human ingenuity and strategic judgment to the work. As AI jobs grow, so does the demand for the uniquely human skills that make AI effective.
Autodesk's report looked at the percent change in AI job listings year over year and found that Asia has surged ahead in AI hiring, with job listings growing 94.2% year over year-outpacing North America (+88.9%) and highlighting a widening global divide.
While Asia and North America are leading AI hiring growth, South America lags at 63.4%, raising questions about global AI readiness and talent investment strategies.
For the full 2025 AI Jobs Report and press assets, visit the AI Jobs Report media kit.
Autodesk's AI Jobs Report was conducted in partnership with third-party analytics firm GlobalData and examined nearly 3 million job postings over a two-year period across Design and Make industries-including architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, media, and entertainment.
GlobalData used its proprietary Job Analytics platform to track daily job postings from companies globally. It also used its advanced platform to analyze job postings on company career pages and other trusted sources. All data is anonymized and does not include private or individual recruiter listings.
The data spans three rolling 12-month periods measured from May to April: the 2023 cycle includes postings from May 2022 through April 2023, the 2024 cycle includes postings from May 2023 through April 2024 (1.289 million job listings), and the 2025 cycle includes postings from May 2024 through April 2025 (1.488 million job listings). These totals include both AI-related and general job listings.
"AI-related" roles are defined as those where artificial intelligence is a major component of the position or its primary function-beyond surface-level mentions or general familiarity. This includes roles explicitly centered around AI use, implementation, oversight, and application.
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