Artificial intelligence as a new salary gap: who will remain outside?

Artificial intelligence as a new salary gap: who will remain outside?

September 19, 2025 – 09:48

Professionals who integrate AI in their work earn up to 28% more. The key: combine human criteria with technological efficiency.

The recent note on the impact of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) In wages confirms what we have been observing in Latin America and the world: the labor market I no longer reward the experience or university degrees, but the ability to incorporate new technological skills.

Today, a professional with knowledge in automation and strategic use of AI It can earn up to 28% more than one who does not have them. This difference, equivalent to some U $ S18,000 annually, Mark a turning point: the gap is no longer just educational or gender, now it is also technological.

Why does it happen?

Because AI is not a fashion, but a resource that redefines productivity. In areas such as marketing, human resources, customer service, sales and manufacturing, irruption is clear: from writing content to optimizing selection processes or predicting failures in production lines. However, The transformation just begins.

Sectors like sALUD, RIGHT, FINANCE OR EDUCATION already show signs of deep change. Employers do not seek that a candidate knows “everything” about AI, but can apply it to solve real challenges and climb results autonomously. The differential is not to know the tool, but in having criteria to use it with critical thinking and aligned to business objectives.

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AI is not only a fashion, but a resource that redefines productivity.

AI is not only a fashion, but a resource that redefines productivity.

The great challenge for workers and companies is how to adapt to this new panorama. It does not reach an isolated course: A cultural and methodological change is needed. Incorporating the AI ​​demands to train teams, redesign processes and understand what tasks should be automated and which ones should remain human. Emotional intelligence, creativity and the ability to make strategic decisions will continue to be irreplaceable. The key will be to integrate the best of both worlds: the efficiency of AI and human sensitivity.

Argentina has a unique opportunity here. Instead of being lagging, we can lead in the region if we adopt a practical and accessible approach: to massively train professionals, SMEs and entrepreneurs in these new competences. It is not about replacing jobs, but about reinventing them.

The future of work will not be for those who know how to “use an app”, but for those who manage to design complete systems where the productivity enhances and releases people from the repetitive, to focus on what strategic.

The question is no longer whether the AI ​​will impact your salary, but if you are willing to learn and adapt so that this impact plays in your favor.

Source: Ambito

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