AI Data Annotator jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-06-11, Skillenai has indexed 41 job postings with the title “AI Data Annotator” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Image annotation, with demand up 150% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-06-11

Postings · last 90 days
41
Demand vs prior month
up 150% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
Little Canada

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+How many AI Data Annotator jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 41 job postings with the title “AI Data Annotator” over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11, with demand up 150% vs the prior 4 weeks.

+What skills do AI Data Annotator jobs require?

Across AI Data Annotator postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11, the skills mentioned most often are Image annotation, digital tools, prompt creation, data annotation, audio annotation.

+Which cities are hiring the most AI Data Annotator?

As of 2026-06-11, AI Data Annotator postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Little Canada, Poland, Albania, Armenia, Asia.

+Is AI Data Annotator a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 41 AI Data Annotator postings over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11, with demand up 150% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in AI Data Annotator postings is Image annotation, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.

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Weekly AI Data Annotator postings — last 90 days

Skills most often required for AI Data Annotator

NamePostingsShare
Image annotation3073.2%
digital tools3073.2%
prompt creation2868.3%
data annotation2868.3%
audio annotation2868.3%
Large language models (LLMs)2765.9%
prompt testing2663.4%
chatbot response evaluation2561.0%
AI evaluation1946.3%
ad quality evaluation1946.3%
search result evaluation1741.5%
text-labeling1741.5%
data labeling1639.0%
text annotation1331.7%
AI data annotation1126.8%

Top metros hiring AI Data Annotator

NamePostingsShare
Little Canada24.9%
Poland24.9%
Albania12.4%
Armenia12.4%
Asia12.4%
Colombo12.4%
Dallas12.4%
Hong Kong12.4%
Hyderabad12.4%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11, matching postings whose canonical role is “AI Data Annotator”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).

role
AI Data Annotator
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-06-11
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index
AI Data Annotator jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities — Skillenai