B
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59%
59% -- share of employers prioritizing different skills due to ai for US employers (2026)
59% of employers report prioritizing different skills when evaluating candidates due to the rise of AI.
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59%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Cengage Group
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Tier B
https://beon.tech/blog/gig-work-vs-full-time-work-top-tech-talent/ ↗
Source Article
The Evolution of Work: Why Top Tech Talent Prefers Dedicated Remote Jobs Over Gig Work
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Cengage Group
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Cengage Group survey, cited by beon.tech
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Industrymarketing
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US employers: 59% share of employers prioritizing different skills due to ai. Source: Cengage Group (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/employers-ai-skills-prioritization-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/employers-ai-skills-prioritization-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>59%</strong> -- share of employers prioritizing different skills due to ai for US employers<br><small>Source: Cengage Group (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/employers-ai-skills-prioritization-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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