Machine learning hiring levels in the packaging industry rose to a year-high in April 2022

The proportion of packaging companies hiring for machine learning related positions rose significantly in April 2022 compared with the equivalent month last year, with 25% of the companies included in our analysis recruiting for at least one such position. This latest figure was higher than the 10.7% of companies who were hiring for machine learning related jobs a year ago and an increase compared to the figure of 17.9% in March 2022. When it came to the rate of all job openings that were linked to machine learning, related job postings rose in April 2022, with 0.5% of newly posted job advertisements being linked to the topic. This latest figure was an increase compared to the 0.2% of newly advertised jobs that were linked to machine learning in the equivalent month a year ago. Machine learning is one of the topics that GlobalData, from whom our data for this article is taken, have identified as being a key disruptive force facing companies in the coming years.