Extract data from documents in the Azure AI Foundry portal
About this guide
Scenario
Azure AI Document Intelligence service enables you to analyze and extract information from forms and documents, then identify field names and data.
How does Document Intelligence build upon optical character recognition (OCR)? While OCR can read printed or handwritten documents, OCR extracts text in an unstructured format which is difficult to store in a database or analyze. Document intelligence makes sense of the unstructured data by capturing the structure of the text, such as data fields and information in tables.
In this guide, you will use Azure AI Document Intelligence’s prebuilt models in the Azure AI Foundry portal, Microsoft’s platform for creating intelligent applications, to recognize data from a receipt.
Tasks and Job Skills
- Create a project in the Azure AI Foundry portal
- Analyze a receipt with Azure AI Document Intelligence in the Azure AI Foundry
Career Connections
The Cloudguides in this series provide a foundational understanding of Azure AI services and are valuable to anyone interested in pursuing a career in AI or expanding their knowledge in this growing field.
The skills developed in this series can help opens doors to roles like entry-level AI Engineer, Data Scientist (with AI focus), Cloud Architect (with AI focus), and Business Analyst (with AI focus).
As of January 2025, AI-focused roles in the U.S. offer competitive salaries, with AI Engineers starting at around $108K and reaching $128K after five years, Data Scientists earning between $90K–$130K initially and $123K with experience, Cloud Solutions Architects starting at $110K and rising to $160K, Business Analysts beginning at $55K and reaching $131K, while IT professionals with AI interest typically start at $80K and can earn $100K–$150K or more depending on specialization and demand. Please note that these figures are approximate, derived from online sources, and can vary based on factors such as location, industry, and company size.
