By 2030, up to 70% of the skills required for a job will have changed compared to 2015, driven by the rapid integration of artificial intelligence into the global workforce, according to LinkedIn projections cited by L’Express. Speaking to the French publication, Aneesh Raman — the newly appointed director of economic opportunities at Microsoft and former LinkedIn executive who co-authored the book Open to Work with Ryan Roslansky — explains that the ongoing technological revolution is transforming how work is performed rather than eliminating entire professions. LinkedIn operates as an unparalleled observatory of shifts in the world of work, featuring one billion members across more than 200 countries and territories, alongside tens of millions of businesses and schools.
According to Raman, no category of jobs is entirely immune to artificial intelligence, not even manual professions such as hairdressing. While technological disruptions trigger substantial changes in job descriptions and alter required management styles, degrees, and job titles, work itself evolves rather than vanishes entirely. Historical shifts show that jobs undergo fundamental transformations rather than outright disappearance, a trend already visible as new roles emerge that were previously unimaginable, much like content creators a decade ago and data scientists twenty years ago. In companies developing artificial intelligence models, such as OpenAI and Anthropic, entire categories of employees are now grouped under a single label: technical staff.
Impact on Youth Hiring and Job Exposure
Recent research conducted by HEC Paris and the Banque de France reveals significant downstream effects in the labor market. Among the professions most heavily exposed to artificial intelligence, permanent contract (CDI) hirings for individuals aged 21 to 29 have dropped by 28% since the launch of ChatGPT. For young software developers specifically, hiring rates plummeted by 42%.
Addressing Workplace Anxiety and Adaptation
Raman notes that public discourse surrounding artificial intelligence and employment is deeply charged with emotion, fueling widespread fear, uncertainty, and anxiety. This anxiety is frequently sustained by two common misconceptions: a fatalistic belief that humanity has no agency over the direction of technology, and the assumption that while artificial intelligence will continue to advance, human capabilities remain static. To counter this anxiety, professionals are urged to anticipate changes and adapt to a shifting landscape where up to 70% of necessary job skills are projected to transform.
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