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AI training jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-10-30, AI training appears in 177 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — AI Training Expert has the most postings mentioning AI training.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-30

Postings · last 90 days
177
Top role · 10.7% of skill postings
AI Training Expert
Top hiring metro
Washington

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Frequently asked questions about AI training

+Is AI training in demand in 2026?

Yes. AI training appears in 177 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30. AI Training Expert accounts for the most postings mentioning AI training (10.7% of all postings mentioning AI training).

+What jobs require AI training?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning AI training are AI Training Expert (29.2% of that role’s postings mention AI training), AI Evaluator (15.9% of that role’s postings mention AI training), AI Evaluation Specialist (7.7% 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 2026-10-30), AI training most often appears alongside data labeling, data annotation, AI inference, quality assurance, Python.

+Where is AI training most in demand?

As of 2026-10-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring AI training are Washington, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Beijing, Canary Wharf, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new AI training content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning AI training alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new AI training content from your Skillenai account.

+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

Before AI trainingproject management tools → AI training: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairIRS → AI training: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairHIPAA → AI training: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairBenefits → AI training: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairTalent Management → AI training: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairERISA → AI training: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairPII → AI training: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairproduction workflows → AI training: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairAI trainingproject management tools: 1 movesproject managementtools1 movesIRS: 1 movesIRS1 movesHIPAA: 1 movesHIPAA1 movesBenefits: 1 movesBenefits1 movesTalent Management: 1 movesTalent Management1 movesERISA: 1 movesERISA1 movesPII: 1 movesPII1 movesproduction workflows: 1 movesproductionworkflows1 moves

Skills after AI training

After AI trainingAI training → smart suggestions: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairAI training → growth OKRs: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairAI training → templates: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairAI training → behavioral data: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairAI training → reusable components: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairAI training → Onboarding: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairAI training → UX strategy: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairAI training → retention initiatives: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairAI trainingsmart suggestions: 1 movessmart suggestions1 movesgrowth OKRs: 1 movesgrowth OKRs1 movestemplates: 1 movestemplates1 movesbehavioral data: 1 movesbehavioral data1 movesreusable components: 1 movesreusablecomponents1 movesOnboarding: 1 movesOnboarding1 movesUX strategy: 1 movesUX strategy1 movesretention initiatives: 1 movesretentioninitiatives1 moves
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.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: project management tools1
Before: IRS1
Before: HIPAA1
Before: Benefits1
Before: Talent Management1
Before: ERISA1
Before: PII1
Before: production workflows1
After: smart suggestions1
After: growth OKRs1
After: templates1
After: behavioral data1
After: reusable components1
After: Onboarding1
After: UX strategy1
After: retention initiatives1

Roles most likely to require AI training

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
AI Training Expert1929.2%
AI Evaluator715.9%
AI Evaluation Specialist27.7%
AI Trainer117.6%
AI Training Specialist37.3%
Team Lead27.1%
AI Safety Evaluator26.9%
Customer Delivery Architect15.0%
Growth Analyst15.0%
AI Systems Engineer24.7%

Roles with the most AI training postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
AI Training Expert1910.7%
Software Engineer137.3%
AI Trainer116.2%
AI Evaluator74.0%
AI Content Evaluator42.3%
Product Manager42.3%
AI Training Specialist31.7%
Strategic Projects Lead31.7%
3D Artist21.1%
AI Evaluation Specialist21.1%

Top companies posting jobs requiring AI training

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring AI training
CompanyPostings · 90 days
OpenBrain101
Alignerr7
UserTesting6
NVIDIA6
Mercor4
Intel2
Bitdeer Technologies Group2
Lynda.com2
General Motors2
Recruitment Room - Global2

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

NamePostingsShare
Washington105.6%
San Francisco21.1%
Santa Clara21.1%
Beijing10.6%
Canary Wharf10.6%
Costa Mesa10.6%
Denver10.6%
Home10.6%
Kuala Lumpur10.6%

Skills commonly paired with AI training

data labeling (83)data annotation (19)AI inference (19)quality assurance (16)Python (13)model evaluation (12)written feedback (9)rubrics (8)Generative AI (8)AI evaluation (8)

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How this was computed

Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30. 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.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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data_as_of
2026-10-30
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index