Surprising Careers Where You'll Need to Know How to Use AI—And Why
Artificial intelligence has become an indispensable tool for tech and nontech careers
Whether you’re developing a marketing campaign, drafting legal documents, designing a logo, leading a classroom or enhancing patient care, AI is becoming part of your toolkit. And you don’t need to be a programmer—many AI tools are designed for everyday users.
If you’re in a “nontech” job (or aspiring to be in one) and wondering if AI matters to you, the answer is simple: it does. The sooner you learn how to use it, the more valuable you become—no matter your career path.
If you’re entering—or already working in—certain fields, AI skills are quickly becoming essential. If you are currently earning a college degree, have you considered pursuing a minor in applied AI? If you are already working, investing time and resources in artificial intelligence certification could pave the way for career advancement.
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Here are five surprising careers where you’ll need to know how to use AI—and why it matters.
1. Marketing Professionals
Why you’ll need AI: To personalize content, analyze customer behavior and optimize campaigns.
Marketing has always been a profession in search of its target audience. Before AI, experts identified their target audience or gauged a campaign’s effectiveness through—among other things—surveys, manual data analysis, demographic research, response rates and customer feedback.
Today, AI can analyze massive amounts of data to reveal insights in seconds—something that would be extremely time-consuming for a human. AI tools are also transforming how marketers work by generating content, predicting future outcomes and crunching data. Whether it’s automating social media content, generating email subject lines or predicting customer preferences based on browsing behavior, AI helps marketers work smarter, not harder.
2. Lawyers and Paralegals
Why you’ll need AI: To review documents, research case law and draft legal language faster.
Artificial intelligence isn’t necessarily new to the legal industry. In the recent past, machine learning tools were used for document review and analysis, as well as legal research. Today, generative AI can create basic drafts of briefs and contracts, summarize large sets of data for relevant case law and analyze data that predicts how a case may be decided. This work can potentially free up legal professionals to focus on higher-level strategy and client relationships.
Legal professionals who know how to use AI, as well as have the critical skills to supervise and analyze the quality and accuracy of AI-produced work, will be needed as the industry continues to adapt to this evolving technology. Whether you're a solo practitioner or part of a large firm, understanding AI is fast becoming a legal advantage.
3. Teachers and Educators
Why you’ll need AI: To personalize learning, automate administrative tasks and improve student outcomes.
AI will never take the place of a classroom teacher, but it is becoming a fundamental part of effective teaching. It helps educators with many of their daily tasks, from personalizing lesson plans to generating quizzes. AI-powered tools also can help teachers analyze student performance, offer virtual tutoring, provide tailored instruction and feedback and offer data-driven insights as to individual learners and overall classroom competency.
AI has helped open the classroom to more students, by making learning more accessible, whether that’s translating lessons for nonnative speakers or adapting content for students with learning disabilities. Adaptive, machine learning platforms help teachers to identify knowledge gaps, customize learning plans and offer targeted support.
4. Artists and Designers
Why you’ll need AI: To experiment, iterate and expand your creative toolkit.
For creators, AI can be a tool that generates ideas, streamlines workflows and makes creation much faster.
AI can amplify a creator’s original concept because of the iterative speed. Designers can create variations of a logo in seconds, storyboard an animation using AI-generated scenes or use AI to generate reference material and inspiration. Even as the industry grapples with concerns over artistic integrity and copyright issues, in industries where speed matters (like advertising or content production), AI is becoming indispensable.
Creative professionals who know how to harness its power will be valued by employers and clients.
5. Health Care Administrators
Why you’ll need AI: To streamline operations, predict patient needs and improve care delivery.
While AI in medicine often focuses on diagnostics or robotic surgery, there's a huge role for AI in health care administration. Hospital operations, appointment scheduling, billing, supply chain logistics and patient record management are all areas where AI is making an enormous impact.
AI can forecast patient admission rates to help hospitals properly assign staff and resources or identify patterns in patient data to reduce readmissions. Administrators who understand how to use these tools can help reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance patient care.
Health care is one of the most data-rich industries—and those who can apply AI to make sense of that data will have a major advantage.
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Want to learn more about how Sacred Heart University can prepare you for your AI future? Learn more about the minor in applied AI by reaching out to undergraduate admissions. Interested in postgraduate artificial intelligence programs? Reach out to graduate admissions or international graduate admissions for more information.
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