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

As of 2026-07-27, Skillenai has indexed 11 job postings with the title “AI Data Annotator” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is quality assurance (QA), with demand down 83% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-27

Postings · last 90 days
11
Demand vs prior month
down 83% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
Asia

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

Skillenai has indexed 11 job postings with the title “AI Data Annotator” over the 90 days ending 2026-07-27, with demand down 83% 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 2026-07-27, the skills mentioned most often are quality assurance (QA), AI data annotation, data labeling, digital tools, prompt creation.

+Which cities are hiring the most AI Data Annotator?

As of 2026-07-27, AI Data Annotator postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Asia, Dallas, Milwaukee.

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

Skillenai indexes 11 AI Data Annotator postings over the 90 days ending 2026-07-27, with demand down 83% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in AI Data Annotator postings is quality assurance (QA), 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
quality assurance (QA)436.4%
AI data annotation436.4%
data labeling436.4%
digital tools436.4%
prompt creation327.3%
data annotation327.3%
prompt engineering327.3%
LLM evaluation218.2%
content evaluation218.2%
AI training218.2%
analytical skills218.2%
Image annotation218.2%
basic analytics218.2%
written communication218.2%
natural language processing (NLP)218.2%

Top metros hiring AI Data Annotator

NamePostingsShare
Asia19.1%
Dallas19.1%
Milwaukee19.1%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-27, 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
2026-07-27
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index