A study found out that 91 per cent of companies with job vacancies want to hire professionals with ChatGPT expertise. Respondents feel that AI can boost productivity, save time and boost the company’s performance.

ChatGPT has been the talk of the tech world since it was introduced back in 2022. The AI chatbot gained immense popularity for its ability to respond in a human-like manner and handle almost everything thrown at it. From writing essays and poetry to composing music, people soon found multiple ways to put the generative AI chatbot to use.

With time, ChatGPT is becoming more of a requirement in the tech space and people who are experts at using the AI chatbot reportedly have a lot of options when it comes to jobs. A study by ResumeBuilder found out that 91 per cent of companies with job vacancies want to hire professionals with ChatGPT expertise. As per the study, respondents feel that AI can boost productivity, save time and boost the company’s performance.

Companies paying up to Rs 1.5 crore to ChatGPT experts

A Business Insider report also says that companies on LinkedIn are willing to pay up to USD 185,000 (around Rs 1.5 crore) per year to people having expertise in the use of ChatGPT.

For instance, Recruiting from Scratch, an HR company based in the US, is hiring for the positon of Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Audio and the skills required for the job include ‘Familiarity with current AI tools and platforms – ChatGPT, Midjourney and others’

Moreover, the position has a defined salary range of USD 125,000 to USD 185,000 per year.

On the other hand, conversational AI tool Interface.ai is looking to hire a Remote Machine Engineer and the candidate must have ‘experience with natural language processing and large language models’ behind ChatGPT. The position pays up to USD 170,000 per year.

Prompt engineering as a growing profession

ChatGPT has often been associated with the fear of costing people their jobs. But many experts also believe that the AI tool will create more jobs as well. And one of these professions is Prompt Engineering, that is gaining popularity these days.

In March this year, a job ad by a San Francisco-based AI startup named Anthropic made headlines for looking to hire a Prompt Engineer and a Librarian with a salary of up to USD 335,000 per year. When converted to INR, this figure is Rs 2.7 crore, approx.

However, San Francisco is not the only country hiring for AI Prompt Engineering roles. Head over to LinkedIn, or any other job-searching platform, and you will find multiple places looking for prompt engineers. Looking at the popularity of the role, various sites have also started offering courses on Prompt Engineering to help people master the craft