Emerging Industries Become Main Engine for Spring Recruitment, Soaring Talent Demand in Low-Altitude Economy, AI and Other Sectors

Recently, the spring recruitment market in many regions has seen a surge in activity. Journalists found that new industries represented by low-altitude economy, artificial intelligence, and robotics are experiencing concentrated demand for talent, becoming the “main engine” driving spring employment. Behind this phenomenon is the deep push of industrial structure upgrades, reflecting a new landscape where emerging industry development and talent demand resonate in sync.

At the recent 2026 Wenzhou Spring Talent Exchange Conference, the specially designated “Artificial Intelligence Industry Talent Recruitment Zone” was crowded with people, with 22 companies offering 213 positions covering all links of the industry chain, including algorithms, products, and hardware.

“Previously, we had to visit multiple universities to recruit some AI professionals. Today, many qualified job seekers are coming directly to the zone, greatly improving recruitment efficiency,” said the recruitment manager of Zhongjin Advanced Technology Research Institute in Lucheng District, Wenzhou.

Cree International released the “2026 Talent Market Insights and Salary Guide,” showing that companies are building a complete capability loop around “model capability - engineering deployment - scenario implementation - business transformation.” The demand for AI talent is increasingly characterized by deepening technical skills, refined job roles, and application scenarios, making talent competition more diverse. Companies prefer versatile talents who understand both technology and business, such as intelligent agent development engineers and AI solutions architects.

Strategic emerging industries like low-altitude economy, biomedicine, commercial aerospace, and quantum computing are also hot spots for talent acquisition. On March 17, at the Zhongguancun University Alliance Campus Recruitment Fair, many companies from these industries offered over ten thousand job positions.

Data from recruitment platforms confirm this trend. Zhaopin’s latest data shows that among industries with the fastest recruitment growth after the holiday, new productivity-related sectors dominate the list. The robotics industry leads with a 36.6% year-over-year increase in job postings, driven by automation upgrades and intelligent equipment upgrades. Industries such as new materials, optoelectronics, and artificial intelligence also rank high in growth.

Industry experts point out that the emergence of these industries as the “main engine” of spring recruitment is a direct reflection of China’s industrial structure optimization and upgrading, as well as a vivid sign of the accelerated development of new productivity. With increased policy support and expanding application scenarios, talent demand in fields like low-altitude economy and artificial intelligence will remain high, playing a crucial role in employment absorption.

Many company leaders admit that during rapid industry upgrades, talent supply shortages have become a prominent bottleneck restricting high-quality development, with a significant gap in high-skilled, high-quality versatile talents.

For example, in the low-altitude economy, positions such as drone pilots, propeller R&D engineers, and power engineers are in high demand, covering R&D, operation, and maintenance across the entire chain.

“Companies are at a critical stage of commercialization, which is also the core focus for future eVTOL industry competition,” said a relevant person from Wofei Changkong. Currently, there is an urgent need for four types of talent: first, cross-disciplinary technical talents in aviation, electric power, and smart technology; second, professionals in airworthiness and safety systems; third, R&D talents in new energy power; and fourth, operational talents to support large-scale commercialization.

Zhang Dawei, President of Dream Aviation, also told reporters that the company is focusing on building a high-end aviation service system. With the application of AI Agent technology, the implementation of high-standard talent training strategies, and the launch of multiple new business lines, nearly a thousand positions are now needed in fields such as technology R&D, AI operations, and flight services.

The “talent rush” among leading companies not only highlights the strong demand for talent in emerging industries but also powerfully confirms the development of a modern industrial system.

Zheng Zhanjie, Director of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated at the Fourth Session of the 14th National People’s Congress on March 6 that the six major emerging pillar industries—integrated circuits, aerospace, biomedicine, low-altitude economy, new energy storage, and intelligent robots—had a combined output value close to 6 trillion yuan by 2025, with expectations to double or more by 2030, surpassing 10 trillion yuan. The 2026 government work report also explicitly states the goal to “develop emerging pillar industries such as integrated circuits, aerospace, and biomedicine” and to “cultivate future industries like new energy, quantum technology, bio-manufacturing, embodied intelligence, brain-computer interfaces, and 6G.”

“Accelerated industry development will profoundly reshape the supply and demand structure of the talent market, generating diverse and high-quality talent needs; meanwhile, talent supply will support industry upgrades, ultimately forming a virtuous cycle of talent development and industrial upgrading,” said Zhang Chenggang, Director of the China New Employment Forms Research Center at Capital University of Economics and Business. He noted that there is currently a certain structural mismatch between talent supply and industry strategy, which also accelerates the customized training and skills development of talents. Further efforts are needed to promote precise matching between talent and industry in the future.

Wang Xiaoping, Minister of Human Resources and Social Security, stated that efforts will be strengthened through coordinated actions, implementing measures to stabilize employment, expand capacity, and improve quality. On the “stability” front, support will be increased for labor-intensive industries such as foreign trade, construction, and hospitality to stabilize jobs. For “expansion,” the potential of employment in digital economy, high-end manufacturing, and modern services will be tapped to support industrial upgrading and capacity growth.