AI training jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, AI training appears in 193 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — AI Trainer has the most postings mentioning AI training.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about AI training
+Is AI training in demand in 2026?
Yes. AI training appears in 193 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. AI Trainer accounts for the most postings mentioning AI training (10.4% of all postings mentioning AI training).
+What jobs require AI training?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning AI training are AI Training Expert (30.8% of that role’s postings mention AI training), AI Evaluator (18.5% of that role’s postings mention AI training), AI Safety Evaluator (7.4% of that role’s postings mention AI training).
+What skills are commonly paired with AI training?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), AI training most often appears alongside data labeling, data annotation, text generation, model evaluation, AI inference.
+Where is AI training most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring AI training are Washington, Tel Aviv, New York City, San Francisco, Austin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new AI training content and jobs?
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+Which skills come before and after AI training?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring AI training — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths around AI training
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before AI training
Skills after AI training
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: project management tools | 1 |
| Before: IRS | 1 |
| Before: HIPAA | 1 |
| Before: Benefits | 1 |
| Before: Talent Management | 1 |
| Before: ERISA | 1 |
| Before: PII | 1 |
| Before: production workflows | 1 |
| After: smart suggestions | 1 |
| After: growth OKRs | 1 |
| After: templates | 1 |
| After: behavioral data | 1 |
| After: reusable components | 1 |
| After: Onboarding | 1 |
| After: UX strategy | 1 |
| After: retention initiatives | 1 |
Roles most likely to require AI training
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| AI Training Expert | 20 | 30.8% |
| AI Evaluator | 5 | 18.5% |
| AI Safety Evaluator | 2 | 7.4% |
| Quality Assurance Lead | 6 | 6.6% |
| AI Training Specialist | 2 | 5.1% |
| AI Trainer | 20 | 5.1% |
| Generative AI Analyst | 1 | 4.8% |
| AI Systems Engineer | 2 | 4.4% |
| AI Response Evaluator | 1 | 3.7% |
| AI Enablement Lead | 1 | 3.6% |
Roles with the most AI training postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| AI Trainer | 20 | 10.4% |
| AI Training Expert | 20 | 10.4% |
| Software Engineer | 16 | 8.3% |
| Quality Assurance Lead | 6 | 3.1% |
| AI Evaluator | 5 | 2.6% |
| AI Content Evaluator | 4 | 2.1% |
| AI Training Contributor | 3 | 1.6% |
| Product Manager | 3 | 1.6% |
| AI Safety Evaluator | 2 | 1.0% |
| AI Systems Engineer | 2 | 1.0% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring AI training
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| OpenBrain | 108 |
| Alignerr | 11 |
| Meridial Marketplace, by Invisible | 7 |
| NVIDIA | 5 |
| Mercor | 4 |
| UserTesting | 3 |
| Lilt-production | 3 |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | 2 |
| General Motors | 2 |
| Aperaaiinc | 2 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for AI training
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 10 | 5.2% |
| Tel Aviv | 4 | 2.1% |
| New York City | 2 | 1.0% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 1.0% |
| Austin | 1 | 0.5% |
| Canary Wharf | 1 | 0.5% |
| Costa Mesa | 1 | 0.5% |
| Dallas | 1 | 0.5% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.5% |
Skills commonly paired with AI training
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning AI training by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s AI training postings by all AI training postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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