Machine learning hiring levels in the railroad industry increased in August 2022

The share of rail equipment, product and services companies hiring for machine learning-related positions rose in August 2022 compared to the same month last year, with 25.8% of companies included in our analysis, are recruiting for at least one such position.

This latest figure is up from the 24.6% of companies hiring machine learning-related jobs a year ago, but down from the 28.8% figure in July 2022.

As for the percentage of all job openings that are related to machine learning, related job postings fell in August 2022 compared to July 2022, with 0.3% of newly posted job postings related to the topic.

This latest figure is the lowest monthly figure recorded in the past year and is down from the 0.4% of newly announced jobs that were related to machine learning in the same month a year ago.

Machine learning is one of the topics that GlobalData, from which our data for this article is drawn, has identified as a key disruptive force facing companies in the coming years. Companies that excel and invest in these areas now are believed to be better prepared for the future business landscape and better prepared to survive unforeseen challenges.

Our data analysis shows that railroad equipment, product, and service companies are currently hiring for machine learning at a lower rate than the average for all companies in GlobalData’s jobs analysis database. The average across all companies is 1% in August 2022.

GlobalData’s job analytics database tracks the daily hiring patterns of thousands of companies around the world, pulling jobs as they are posted and tagging them with additional layers of data on everything from the seniority of each position to whether the job is related to broader industry trends.